CVE-2026-40289CWE-306

PraisonAI Browser Server allows unauthenticated WebSocket clients to hijack connected extension sessions

Critical · published April 14, 2026

CVSS v3.1
9.1
EPSS
1%
Percentile
43.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. In versions below 4.5.139 of PraisonAI and 1.5.140 of praisonaiagents, the browser bridge (praisonai browser start) is vulnerable to unauthenticated remote session hijacking due to missing authentication and a bypassable origin check on its /ws WebSocket endpoint. The server binds to 0.0.0.0 by default and only validates the Origin header when one is present, meaning any non-browser client that omits the header is accepted without restriction. An unauthenticated network attacker can connect, send a start_session message, and the server will route it to the first idle browser-extension WebSocket (effectively hijacking that session) and then broadcast all resulting automation actions and outputs back to the attacker. This enables unauthorized remote control of connected browser automation sessions, leakage of sensitive page context and automation results, and misuse of model-backed browser actions in any environment where the bridge is network-reachable. This issue has been fixed in versions 4.5.139 of PraisonAI and 1.5.140 of praisonaiagents.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.1 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00521 · 43.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-306 · Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Published
2026-04-14T03:05Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 APR 03:05Z
    PraisonAI Browser Server allows unauthenticated WebSocket clients to hijack connected extension sessions
    cvelistv5