# CVE-2026-57133: PraisonAI utility shell safe-command wrapper allowlist bypass via shell chaining

- Also known as: GHSA-5JV7-2MJM-H6QJ
- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.7.2
- Published: 2026-09-15 · Updated: 2026-09-16

## Affected

- MervinPraison PraisonAI: from 1.5.1, fixed in 1.7.2
- praisonai (npm): from 1.5.1, fixed in 1.7.2

## Description

PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. From 1.5.1 until 1.7.2, the shell() helper exported from src/praisonai-ts/src/tools/utility-tools.ts checks only the first whitespace-delimited token against safeCommands and then passes the complete original string to child_process.exec(). A string that starts with an allowed read-only command can append a second non-allowlisted command through shell syntax, allowing arbitrary command execution with the PraisonAI process privileges. This issue is fixed in version 1.7.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MervinPraison PraisonAI, praisonai, upgrade to a fixed version (1.7.2) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/security/advisories/GHSA-5jv7-2mjm-h6qj
- https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/commit/6b4b59fbe71a74983626c7a0cf7e10c47cd004f9
- https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/releases/tag/v4.6.62

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