# CVE-2026-55539: PraisonAI: \[Auth Bypass\] PraisonAI async Jobs API (\`/api/v1/runs\`) has no authentication — unauthenticated job execution, result theft, cancel and delete

- Also known as: GHSA-2JGC-F764-C5R2, PYSEC-2026-3885
- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.6.58
- Published: 2026-08-25 · Updated: 2026-08-25

## Affected

- MervinPraison PraisonAI: fixed in 4.6.58
- praisonai (PyPI): fixed in 4.6.58

## Description

PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to praisonai 4.6.51, the Jobs API create_app function mounts /api/v1/runs without authentication. Any reachable caller can submit jobs, read results, cancel runs, or delete jobs using operator credentials. The fix adds PRAISONAI_JOBS_API_KEY middleware for Authorization or X-API-Key. This issue is fixed in version 4.6.58.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MervinPraison PraisonAI, praisonai, upgrade to a fixed version (4.6.58) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/security/advisories/GHSA-2jgc-f764-c5r2
- https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/commit/2f9677abb2ea68eab864ee8b6a828fd0141612e1
- https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/releases/tag/v4.6.58

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