# CVE-2026-47396: PraisonAI call server exposes unauthenticated agent listing, invocation, and deletion when CALL\_SERVER\_TOKEN is unset

- Also known as: GHSA-86QC-R5V2-V6X6, PYSEC-2026-466
- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.6.40
- Published: 2026-07-21 · Updated: 2026-07-22

## Affected

- MervinPraison PraisonAI: fixed in 4.6.40
- praisonai (PyPI): fixed in 4.6.40

## Description

PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to version 4.6.40, PraisonAI's call server exposes a network-facing agent control API without authentication when `CALL_SERVER_TOKEN` is not configured. The affected component is the `praisonai.api.agent_invoke` router as mounted by `praisonai.api.call`. The authentication helper `verify_token()` fails open when `CALL_SERVER_TOKEN` is unset. Since every sensitive agent-control endpoint depends on this helper, starting the call server without a token allows any reachable client to list agents, inspect agent metadata and instructions, invoke agents, and unregister agents. This is security-relevant because the bundled call server includes the vulnerable router and binds to `0.0.0.0`. As a result, operators who launch the call server without explicitly setting `CALL_SERVER_TOKEN` may unintentionally expose an unauthenticated remote agent control plane. Version 4.6.40 fixes the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MervinPraison PraisonAI, praisonai, upgrade to a fixed version (4.6.40) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/security/advisories/GHSA-86qc-r5v2-v6x6
- https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/commit/ef79b7a0561796ad9807f0f09538c25cc78d3619

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