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CVE-2026-57120
Published:July 20, 2026
Updated:August 27, 2026
The "execute_code" tool's subprocess sandbox advertises a three-layer defense (AST validation, text-pattern blocklist, restricted "__builtins__"). In sandbox mode (the default) only two layers are active — the text-pattern blocklist is skipped — and both remaining layers are bypassed by combining two CPython semantics: 1. Runtime string assembly. The AST validator ("src/praisonai-agents/praisonaiagents/tools/python_tools.py:75") enumerates blocked dunder names against "ast.Attribute.attr", "ast.Call.func.id", and "ast.Constant" string-substring. Names assembled at runtime (e.g. ""_"*2 + "class" + "_"*2") appear in the AST as multiple short "ast.Constant" nodes, none containing a blocked substring, so the static check passes. 2. C-level attribute access via format-spec. "str.format" / "str.format_map" resolve dotted field references through CPython's internal "PyObject_GetAttr" ("do_string_format" → "get_field"). This C path never consults the Python-level "getattr" binding. The sandbox's "_safe_getattr" wrapper ("python_tools.py:221") is installed only as the "getattr" name in "safe_builtins", so any C-level attribute access — including format-spec field resolution — sidesteps it. "format"/"format_map" are also absent from "_SANDBOX_BLOCKED_CALLS" ("python_tools.py:56"). Combined, this yields an arbitrary read primitive over every blocklisted attribute ("__class__", "__qualname__", "__bases__", "__base__", function "__globals__", "__dict__", …).
Affected Packages
praisonaiagents (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=0.0.1 <1.6.59
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.6.59
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
7.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Protection Mechanism Failure