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CVE-2026-56078 PraisonAI CVE debrief

CVE-2026-56078 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in PraisonAI's MultiAgentMonitor. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to read, write, or overwrite arbitrary files, potentially leading to sensitive disclosure, denial of service, or code execution. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.7 and is considered HIGH severity. PraisonAI versions before 1.5.115 are affected. Users should update to version 1.5.115 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Vendor
PraisonAI
Product
Unknown
CVSS
HIGH 8.7
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-06-18
Original CVE updated
2026-06-22
Advisory published
2026-06-18
Advisory updated
2026-06-22

Who should care

Users of PraisonAI versions before 1.5.115 should be aware of this vulnerability and take immediate action to update to a patched version. Additionally, administrators and security teams responsible for monitoring and patching vulnerabilities in their organization's systems should prioritize this CVE.

Technical summary

The vulnerability exists in the MultiAgentMonitor component of PraisonAI, where agent IDs are not properly sanitized when building file paths. This allows attackers to inject traversal sequences like ../ in agent IDs, potentially leading to arbitrary file access, modification, or overwriting. The CVSS vector for this vulnerability is CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X.

Defensive priority

High

Recommended defensive actions

  • Update PraisonAI to version 1.5.115 or later
  • Implement input validation and sanitization for agent IDs in MultiAgentMonitor
  • Monitor for suspicious activity and implement additional security measures to prevent exploitation
  • Review and update security configurations to ensure proper access controls are in place
  • Consider implementing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) to detect and prevent attacks
  • Regularly review and update software dependencies to ensure the latest security patches are applied

Evidence notes

The information provided is based on data from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) and other reliable sources. The CVE record and NVD detail can be accessed through the following links: [CVE-2026-56078 CVE record](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-56078) and [CVE-2026-56078 NVD detail](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56078).

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2026-56078 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-56078

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2026-56078 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56078

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

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.