vulnerability / NVI-00011903 / Revision 5
PraisonAI: Project config can auto-save agent output outside the project root
GitHub lists this reviewed advisory for praisonaiagents. Published version ranges and source prerequisites are shown below; this is not an inspection of a visitor’s application.
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01 / Meaning
Why it matters
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5.5 MEDIUM (3.1)
disclosure@vulncheck.com severity; no combined Null risk score.
6.9 MEDIUM (4.0)
disclosure@vulncheck.com severity; no combined Null risk score.
0.203%
FIRST EPSS model v2026.06.15; exploitation probability over 30 days, percentile 0.10224. Missing scores are unknown.
As of · FIRST EPSS
02 / Applicability
The affected context
Affected versions, configuration prerequisites and known exclusions are public. Confirm each one against the deployed service.
praisonaiagents
source listed<= 1.6.77
# Project config can auto-save agent output outside the project root ## Summary `praisonaiagents` automatically reads project-local `.praisonai/config.toml` defaults when constructing an `Agent`. A repository-controlled config can set `defaults.output.output_file` to an absolute path or a `..` traversal path. When the developer later calls `agent.start(...)`, PraisonAI writes the agent response to that path with `open(..., "w")`, creating parent directories if needed. This lets an untrusted project overwrite files outside the project root with the privileges of the user running PraisonAI. ## Technical Details The source-to-sink path is `Agent.__init__()` project config loading to `OutputConfig.output_file` to public `agent.start()` output auto-save. `praisonaiagents/agent/agent.py` applies config-driven defaults before parameter resolution; if the caller did not explicitly pass `output`, it calls `apply_config_defaults("output", output, OutputConfig)`. `praisonaiagents/config/loader.py` treats a config block with `enabled = true` as active and instantiates `OutputConfig` from the remaining keys. `OutputConfig` includes `output_file`, and the agent stores that value as `self._o
03 / Response
What to do next
- investigate
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04 / Limits
What this report cannot establish
- Customer inventory, deployment, reachability and exploitation have not been inspected.
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05 / Provenance
Sources you can inspect
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- GHSA-qjw5-xwrp-xwpq ↗
GitHub Advisory Database · vendor advisory
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- CVE-2026-60089 ↗
NIST National Vulnerability Database · official catalog
Observed . This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- CVE-2026-60089 ↗
FIRST EPSS · official catalog
Observed . FIRST EPSS; probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, not local compromise. Dataset date/model retained; FIRST services terms apply.
Public revision history
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- Revision 5 ·
Dated EPSS estimate updated; this is not a new disclosure or proof of exploitation.
- Revision 3 ·
Dated EPSS estimate updated; this is not a new disclosure or proof of exploitation.
- Revision 2 ·
Dated EPSS estimate updated; this is not a new disclosure or proof of exploitation.
- Revision 1 ·
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