Sandbox escape via unblocked shell executables
Published Apr 3, 2026 · Updated Apr 3, 2026
OS command injection in PraisonAI before 4.5.97 allows local users to execute blocked commands through SubprocessSandbox. Its validator checks string patterns that omit standalone sh and bash, then passes the original command to subprocess.run() with shell=True. Access to sandbox command execution, including through agent prompt injection, permits commands with the PraisonAI process's filesystem and network privileges.
Summary
What happened
OS command injection in PraisonAI before 4.5.97 allows local users to execute blocked commands through SubprocessSandbox. Its validator checks string patterns that omit standalone sh and bash, then passes the original command to subprocess.run() with shell=True. Access to sandbox command execution, including through agent prompt injection, permits commands with the PraisonAI process's filesystem and network privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-34955
- Published
- Apr 3, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 3, 2026
- Vendor
- Mervin Praison
- Product
- PraisonAI
- Classifications
- CWE-78, T1059.004
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 3, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 3, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 4.5.97
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Public exploit references
- SubprocessSandbox sh -c proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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