CVE-2026-61431 PraisonAI before 4.6.78 Path Traversal via ContextGatherer
Attackers can read arbitrary files outside the workspace by supplying malicious paths in context files, exposing sensitive data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-61431?
CVE-2026-61431 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in MervinPraison PraisonAI, published on 10 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
PraisonAI before 4.6.78 contains a path traversal vulnerability in ContextGatherer that fails to validate include paths in .praisoncontext and .praisoninclude files. Attackers can supply absolute paths or parent directory traversal sequences to read arbitrary files outside the workspace and include their contents in the generated context bundle.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-61431?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including praisonai.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
praisonai PyPI | All versions | 4.6.78 |
praisonai PyPI | All versions | 4.6.78 |
praisonai PyPI | All versions | 4.6.78 |
How do I fix CVE-2026-61431?
Upgrade praisonai to 4.6.78 or later.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-61431 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-61431 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q7m5-3jmv-vm48, PYSEC-2026-4258.