CVE-2026-39888CWE-657CWE-693

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

Critical · published April 8, 2026

CVSS v3.1
10.0
EPSS
0%
Percentile
39.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
10.0 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00476 · 39.5th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-657 · Violation of Secure Design Principles; CWE-693 · Protection Mechanism Failure
Published
2026-04-08T20:41Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 APR 20:41Z
    PraisonAIAgents has a sandbox escape via exception frame traversal in `execute_code` (subprocess mode)
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