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CVE-2026-55541 MervinPraison CVE debrief
CVE-2026-55541 is a high-severity vulnerability in PraisonAI, a multi-agent teams system. The issue, fixed in version 4.6.58, allows unauthenticated callers to reach certain endpoints due to a missing credential check. This vulnerability affects PraisonAI deployments, particularly those with serve agents and unified API endpoints exposed. Defenders should assess exposure, verify authentication and credential checks, and update to the fixed version 4.6.58 or later. The CVE record and NVD entry provide details on the vulnerability, including its CVSS score of 8.8.
- Vendor
- MervinPraison
- Product
- PraisonAI
- CVSS
- HIGH 8.8
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-08-25
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-09-09
- Advisory published
- 2026-08-25
- Advisory updated
- 2026-09-09
Who should care
Defenders responsible for PraisonAI deployments should assess exposure and verify authentication and credential checks for serve agents and unified API endpoints. They should also prioritize updating to PraisonAI version 4.6.58 or later if vulnerable. Additionally, security teams and operators managing PraisonAI should review the vulnerability details and plan accordingly to mitigate potential risks.
Why it matters
CVE-2026-55541 is a high-severity vulnerability in PraisonAI that allows unauthenticated access to certain endpoints. Defenders should prioritize verifying exposure, assessing authentication and credential checks, and updating to the fixed version 4.6.58.
- Verify authentication and credential checks for PraisonAI serve agents and unified API endpoints
- Assess exposure of POST /agents and POST /api/v1/agents/{id}/invoke endpoints
- Prioritize updating to PraisonAI version 4.6.58 or later if vulnerable
- Monitor for potential unauthorized access attempts
Technical summary
CVE-2026-55541 is a high-severity vulnerability in PraisonAI, a multi-agent teams system. The issue allows unauthenticated callers to reach certain endpoints due to a missing credential check in _create_agents_app() and _create_unified_app(). This vulnerability is fixed in version 4.6.58. Affected deployments should prioritize verifying exposure of PraisonAI serve agents and unified API endpoints, assessing the need for authentication and credential checks, and updating to the fixed version. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a high severity level.
Defensive priority
Defenders should prioritize verifying exposure of PraisonAI serve agents and unified API endpoints, assessing the need for authentication and credential checks.
Recommended defensive actions
- Verify PraisonAI serve agents and unified API endpoints for exposure
- Assess authentication and credential checks for POST /agents and POST /api/v1/agents/{id}/invoke
- Update to PraisonAI version 4.6.58 or later if vulnerable
- Monitor for potential unauthorized access attempts
- Review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified
- Check relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review
- Track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented
Evidence notes
The CVE record and NVD entry provide details on the vulnerability, including its CVSS score of 8.8 and the fixed version 4.6.58. However, additional information on potential exploitation or impact is limited.
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2026-55541 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-55541
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2026-55541 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55541
NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.
Supplemental references
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/commit/2f9677abb2ea68eab864ee8b6a828fd0141612e1
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/releases/tag/v4.6.58
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/security/advisories/GHSA-pvxx-r596-f5qj
Methodology and review provenance
AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.