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Atomicorp WAF Research Note: CVE-2026-47394

PraisonAI vulnerable to unauthenticated arbitrary file read via MCP workflow.show, workflow.validate, deploy.validate

CVE Details

Status: Attack Blocked by Atomicorp

Vulnerability Description

PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to version 4.6.40, the fix for GHSA-9mqq-jqxf-grvw / CVE-2026-44336 is incomplete. The original advisory description named four vulnerable handlers in mcp_server/adapters/cli_tools.py. Commit 68cc9427 (“fix(security): harden MCP rules path handling…”) added a _resolve_rule_path() helper and applied it to rules.create, rules.show, and rules.delete. workflow.show was left unchanged. Two adjacent handlers in the same file have the same pattern, workflow.validate and deploy.validate. Neither was mentioned in the original advisory. Both remained unchanged. The original advisory also identified the dispatcher (server.py:281-298) as a root cause. It accepts unvalidated **kwargs from params["arguments"] with no enforcement against the tool’s declared input_schema. That code is unchanged prior to version 4.6.40. A single unauthenticated MCP tools/call to praisonai.workflow.show returns the contents of any file the host user can read: /etc/passwd, ~/.ssh/id_rsa, ~/.aws/credentials, or any project .env. Version 4.6.40 contains an updated fix.

  1. Maintain the observed Atomicorp protections. Keep your Atomicorp commercial rules current and confirm that the selected observed rules (340007 , 344360 , 390709 ) have not been locally disabled. Atomicorp commercial rules are enabled by default. If you use Atomic WAF, review the applicable policy and rule settings.

  2. Apply the vendor’s remediation. WAF protection is defense in depth and does not replace upgrading or following the affected vendor’s guidance.

    • Affected versions: MervinPraison PraisonAI version < 4.6.40.
    • No specific CNA/vendor solution or workaround is included in the current CVE Record . Review the vendor’s security advisories and supported-release guidance before making changes.

  3. Validate after changes. Confirm rule updates are current, review WAF events for the affected application, and test application behavior after vendor upgrades, mitigations, or local policy changes.

Research Notes

Atomicorp WAF protections are designed around attack techniques and exploit behaviors, allowing existing protections to apply across multiple vulnerabilities without requiring a unique rule for every CVE.

Public Vulnerability References

Test or Research Source

  • Source: Atomicorp AI Research Framework
  • Tags: cve, derived, traversal, waf-probe

Research Note Context

This research note documents exploit-technique analysis associated with this vulnerability and references Atomicorp WAF protections observed during engineering review, testing, or validation activities.

Atomicorp security controls are generally designed to identify and mitigate attack techniques and exploit behaviors rather than individual CVE identifiers. As a result, protections developed for one vulnerability may also apply to related attack variants and future vulnerabilities using similar techniques.

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