---
title: "CVE-2026-56834: PraisonAI - Path Traversal"
description: "PraisonAI 3.8.1 to < 4.6.59 contains a file read vulnerability caused by insufficient validation of artifact_path in Dynamic Context Discovery's artifact helper tools, letting attackers read arbitrary files accessible to the process, exploit requires attacker control over tool arguments."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-56834/
---

# CVE-2026-56834 PraisonAI - Path Traversal

PraisonAI 3.8.1 to < 4.6.59 contains a file read vulnerability caused by insufficient validation of artifact\_path in Dynamic Context Discovery's artifact helper tools, letting attackers read arbitrary files accessible to the process, exploit requires attacker control over tool arguments.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

EPSS

0.50% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56834)

## Details

Type

Path Traversal

Impact

File System Read, Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Published

23 October 2026

Updated

25 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-22](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 4.6.59 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56834](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56834)
- [https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/security/advisories/GHSA-j7qx-p75m-wp7g](https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/security/advisories/GHSA-j7qx-p75m-wp7g)

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