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CVE-2026-61445

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Description

PraisonAI before 4.6.78 contains arbitrary file write and command execution vulnerabilities in the AICoder component due to missing path validation and command sanitization in LLM tool calls. Attackers can inject malicious prompts through the chat interface to write files to arbitrary filesystem locations and execute arbitrary shell commands with root privileges.

Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.4 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-11 14:16:23.240000
Last modified
2026-10-25 15:10:00.147000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-61445",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-07-11T14:16:23.240",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-25T15:10:00.147",
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    },
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      "value": "PraisonAI anterior a 4.6.78 contiene vulnerabilidades de escritura arbitraria de archivos y ejecución de comandos en el componente AICoder debido a la falta de validación de rutas y saneamiento de comandos en las llamadas a herramientas de LLM. Los atacantes pueden inyectar prompts maliciosos a través de la interfaz de chat para escribir archivos en ubicaciones arbitrarias del sistema de archivos y ejecutar comandos de shell arbitrarios con privilegios de root."
    }
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