CVE-2026-39888

PraisonAIAgents has a sandbox escape via exception frame traversal in `execute_code` (subprocess mode)

State
Published
Severity
10.0 Critical
Published
Apr 8, 2026
Updated
Apr 9, 2026
Reserved
Apr 7, 2026

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Description

PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to 1.5.115, execute_code() in praisonaiagents.tools.python_tools defaults to sandbox_mode="sandbox", which runs user code in a subprocess wrapped with a restricted __builtins__ dict and an AST-based blocklist. The AST blocklist embedded inside the subprocess wrapper (blocked_attrs of python_tools.py) contains only 11 attribute names — a strict subset of the 30+ names blocked in the direct-execution path. The four attributes that form a frame-traversal chain out of the sandbox are all absent from the subprocess list (__traceback__, tb_frame, f_back, and f_builtins). Chaining these attributes through a caught exception exposes the real Python builtins dict of the subprocess wrapper frame, from which exec can be retrieved and called under a non-blocked variable name — bypassing every remaining security layer. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.5.115.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.110.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-657 Violation of Secure Design Principles
  • CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure

Affected Products

ProductVersions
praisonaiagentsMervinPraison
  • < 1.5.115Affected

References

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