# CVE-2026-55525: PraisonAI: SSRF via redirect-following in praisonaiagents web_crawl

> Attackers can exploit redirect handling in PraisonAI's web_crawl to access internal network resources and cloud metadata, bypassing local crawl restrictions.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 25 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 25 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5r34-2g38-6569, PYSEC-2026-3898

## What is CVE-2026-55525?

CVE-2026-55525 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in MervinPraison PraisonAI, published on 25 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to praisonaiagents 1.6.58, the web_crawl function validates only the initial URL before _crawl_with_httpx uses httpx.Client(follow_redirects=True). Redirect targets are not revalidated, so an attacker who influences a crawl target can redirect a public URL to loopback, private network, or cloud metadata services while ALLOW_LOCAL_CRAWL remains disabled. The fetched internal response is returned to the agent context. This issue is fixed in version 1.6.58.

Weakness: CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-55525?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including praisonaiagents.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `praisonaiagents` | PyPI | All versions | 1.6.58 |
| `praisonaiagents` | PyPI | All versions | 1.6.58 |
| `praisonaiagents` | PyPI | All versions | 1.6.58 |

## How do I fix CVE-2026-55525?

Upgrade praisonaiagents to 1.6.58 or later.

## Is CVE-2026-55525 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-55525 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-55525 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-55525 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in MervinPraison PraisonAI, published on 25 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-55525 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- praisonaiagents (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 1.6.58
- praisonaiagents (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 1.6.58
- praisonaiagents (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 1.6.58

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-55525/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-55525/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-55525
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55525
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-55525

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-55525/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.