8.8
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-61435
PraisonAI before 4.6.78 Authentication Bypass via Host Header Spoofing
Description

PraisonAI before 4.6.78 contains an authentication bypass in the Call API agent invocation endpoints (src/praisonai/praisonai/api/agent_invoke.py) when PRAISONAI_CALL_AUTH=disabled is configured. The safeguard intended to restrict the disabled-auth opt-out to localhost binding derives the bind host from request.url.hostname, which is taken from the client-controlled HTTP Host header. A remote, unauthenticated attacker who can reach the service over the network can send a spoofed 'Host: 127.0.0.1' header to bypass the localhost-only restriction and list (GET /api/v1/agents) and invoke (POST /api/v1/agents/{agent_id}/invoke) registered agents without authentication.

INFO

Published Date :

July 15, 2026, 12:18 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 15, 2026, 12:18 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update the software to patch the authentication bypass vulnerability. Enable authentication checks.
  • Update PraisonAI to version 4.6.78 or later.
  • Ensure PRAISONAI_CALL_AUTH is set to 'enabled'.
  • Do not rely on client-controlled hostnames for security.
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 15, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'MervinPraison', 'product': 'PraisonAI', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '4.6.78', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '4.6.78', 'versionType': 'semver'}], 'packageURL': 'pkg:pypi/praisonai', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}]
    Added Description PraisonAI before 4.6.78 contains an authentication bypass in the Call API agent invocation endpoints (src/praisonai/praisonai/api/agent_invoke.py) when PRAISONAI_CALL_AUTH=disabled is configured. The safeguard intended to restrict the disabled-auth opt-out to localhost binding derives the bind host from request.url.hostname, which is taken from the client-controlled HTTP Host header. A remote, unauthenticated attacker who can reach the service over the network can send a spoofed 'Host: 127.0.0.1' header to bypass the localhost-only restriction and list (GET /api/v1/agents) and invoke (POST /api/v1/agents/{agent_id}/invoke) registered agents without authentication.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-287
    Added Reference https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/commit/2a855c470077c7d2e2479a575f7ef7f548d51c33
    Added Reference https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/commit/846568c7a5d8ce9e71e56e4c213f027c04909753
    Added Reference https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/security/advisories/GHSA-2gpf-2492-q9jh
    Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/praisonai-before-authentication-bypass-via-host-header-spoofing
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