MervinPraison PraisonAI up to 4.6.58 CODE_TOOLS wrappers read_file/search_replace/apply_diff workspace path traversal

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in MervinPraison PraisonAI up to 4.6.58. The affected element is the function read_file/search_replace/apply_diff of the component CODE_TOOLS wrappers. Such manipulation of the argument workspace leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-56839. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in MervinPraison PraisonAI up to 4.6.58 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function read_file/search_replace/apply_diff of the component CODE_TOOLS wrappers. The manipulation of the argument workspace with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to 4.6.59, the CODE_TOOLS wrappers keep _workspace_root as None and pass workspace=None to read_file, search_replace, and apply_diff helpers that enforce path containment only for a truthy workspace. An application that exposes code_read_file, code_search_replace, or code_apply_diff before set_workspace can therefore let prompt-influenced calls read and modify files outside the intended project directory, while explicitly configured workspaces remain effective. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.6.59.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-56839 since 06/23/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 4.6.59 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• MervinPraison

Name

• PraisonAI

Version

• 4.6.0
• 4.6.1
• 4.6.2
• 4.6.3
• 4.6.4
• 4.6.5
• 4.6.6
• 4.6.7
• 4.6.8
• 4.6.9
• 4.6.10
• 4.6.11
• 4.6.12
• 4.6.13
• 4.6.14
• 4.6.15
• 4.6.16
• 4.6.17
• 4.6.18
• 4.6.19
• 4.6.20
• 4.6.21
• 4.6.22
• 4.6.23
• 4.6.24
• 4.6.25
• 4.6.26
• 4.6.27
• 4.6.28
• 4.6.29
• 4.6.30
• 4.6.31
• 4.6.32
• 4.6.33
• 4.6.34
• 4.6.35
• 4.6.36
• 4.6.37
• 4.6.38
• 4.6.39
• 4.6.40
• 4.6.41
• 4.6.42
• 4.6.43
• 4.6.44
• 4.6.45
• 4.6.46
• 4.6.47
• 4.6.48
• 4.6.49
• 4.6.50
• 4.6.51
• 4.6.52
• 4.6.53
• 4.6.54
• 4.6.55
• 4.6.56
• 4.6.57
• 4.6.58

Website

• Product: https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/

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