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CVE-2026-40153 (GCVE-0-2026-40153)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-09 21:27 – Updated: 2026-04-13 15:37
VLAI
Title
PraisonAIAgents Affected by Environment Variable Secret Exfiltration via os.path.expandvars() Bypassing shell=False in Shell Tool
Summary
PraisonAIAgents is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to 1.5.128, the execute_command function in shell_tools.py calls os.path.expandvars() on every command argument at line 64, manually re-implementing shell-level environment variable expansion despite using shell=False (line 88) for security. This allows exfiltration of secrets stored in environment variables (database credentials, API keys, cloud access keys). The approval system displays the unexpanded $VAR references to human reviewers, creating a deceptive approval where the displayed command differs from what actually executes. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.5.128.
Severity
7.4 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-13 15:28 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-526 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in an Environment Variable
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
MervinPraison PraisonAIAgents Affected: < 1.5.128
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