Vulnerability Description
PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. From version 4.5.87 to before version 4.6.61, PraisonAI recipe execution has a dangerous-tool policy that is supposed to block default-denied tools unless the caller explicitly passes allow_dangerous_tools=True. That policy only checks tools declared in TEMPLATE.yaml requires.tools. For steps-based recipes, the actual execution path loads workflow.yaml with YAMLWorkflowParser. That parser resolves agent-level tools: declarations and preserves top-level approve:. Workflow.start() then installs those YAML-approved tools into the approval context. As a result, an untrusted recipe can omit execute_command from TEMPLATE.yaml requires.tools, declare it in workflow.yaml agents.*.tools, and add top-level approve: [execute_command]. The caller did not set allow_dangerous_tools=True, but the recipe policy allows the recipe and the workflow approval path self-approves the critical shell tool. This issue has been patched in version 4.6.61.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/security/advisories/GHSA-7qw2-w5rc-37
- https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/security/advisories/GHSA-7qw2-w5rc-37
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-57142?
CVE-2026-57142 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. From version 4.5.87 to before version 4.6.61, PraisonAI recipe execution has a dangerous-tool policy that is supposed to block default-denied tools unless the ...
How severe is CVE-2026-57142?
CVE-2026-57142 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-57142?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.