# CVE-2026-57122: PraisonAI: Webhook signature verification skipped (fail-open) when secret unset, allowing forged inbound webhooks (WhatsApp & Linear bots)

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-3523, GHSA-X92V-RPX6-P6CW
- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.6.59
- Published: 2026-09-14 · Updated: 2026-09-14

## Affected

- MervinPraison PraisonAI: fixed in 4.6.59
- praisonai (PyPI): fixed in 4.6.59

## Description

PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to 4.6.59, the WhatsApp and Linear bot webhook handlers verify HMAC signatures only when WHATSAPP_APP_SECRET or LINEAR_WEBHOOK_SECRET is configured and otherwise parse and dispatch unsigned request bodies. A remote unauthenticated client that reaches the webhook route can forge messages, comments, or agent-session events, impersonate platform users, influence agent prompts and actions, and disrupt bot processing. This issue is fixed in 4.6.59.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MervinPraison PraisonAI, praisonai, upgrade to a fixed version (4.6.59) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/security/advisories/GHSA-x92v-rpx6-p6cw
- https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/commit/2adfe7e8323f6deec66925cf15a885b6238895e9
- https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/releases/tag/v4.6.59

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