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title: "CVE-2026-57147: PraisonAI praisonai-platform - Authentication Bypass"
description: "PraisonAI praisonai-platform < 0.1.6 contains a broken authentication caused by default JWT_SECRET and missing production guard in auth_service.py, letting remote unauthenticated attackers forge tokens and bypass authentication, exploit requires PLATFORM_JWT_SECRET and PLATFORM_ENV unset."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-57147/
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# CVE-2026-57147 PraisonAI praisonai-platform - Authentication Bypass

PraisonAI praisonai-platform < 0.1.6 contains a broken authentication caused by default JWT\_SECRET and missing production guard in auth\_service.py, letting remote unauthenticated attackers forge tokens and bypass authentication, exploit requires PLATFORM\_JWT\_SECRET and PLATFORM\_ENV unset.

CVSS base score 9.8 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.77% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57147)

## Details

Type

Authentication Bypass

Impact

Broken Authentication

CVSS vector

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

Published

15 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-798](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/798.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 0.1.6 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-2026-57147](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57147)
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDSRHAI28BY&list=RDhqGkrTbgU2c&index=8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDSRHAI28BY&list=RDhqGkrTbgU2c&index=8)
- [https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/commit/e0fb8e7dd1ee6759c18ed07f436c21dbd9c20747](https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/commit/e0fb8e7dd1ee6759c18ed07f436c21dbd9c20747)
- [https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/pull/1793](https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/pull/1793)
- [https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/releases/tag/v4.6.51](https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/releases/tag/v4.6.51)
- [https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/security/advisories/GHSA-cwj8-7gp2-ggcw](https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/security/advisories/GHSA-cwj8-7gp2-ggcw)

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