CVE-2026-40116 json
PraisonAI's Unauthenticated WebSocket Endpoint Proxies to Paid OpenAI Realtime API Without Rate Limits
published 2026-04-09 7 mo ago modified 2026-10-26 13 d ago also EUVD-2026-21162 , GHSA-q5r4-47m9-5mc7 , PYSEC-2026-2920
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
PraisonAI is a multi-agent teams system. Prior to 4.5.128, the /media-stream WebSocket endpoint in PraisonAI's call module accepts connections from any client without authentication or Twilio signature validation. Each connection opens an authenticated session to OpenAI's Realtime API using the server's API key. There are no limits on concurrent connections, message rate, or message size, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to exhaust server resources and drain the victim's OpenAI API credits. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.5.128.
Patch / fix
- pypi praisonai 4.5.128
- praison praisonai 4.5.128
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 6 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/security/advisories/GHSA-q5r4-47m9-5mc7 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| OSV | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | praisonai | <4.5.128 |
4.5.128 |
Affected products
- MervinPraison PraisonAI
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
References
-
github.com
/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/security/advisories/GHSA-q5r4-47m9-5mc7
exploit, web, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40116
advisory
-
github.com
/MervinPraison/PraisonAI
package
-
github.com
/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/releases/tag/v4.5.128
web
-
pypi.org
/project/praisonai
package
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-q5r4-47m9-5mc7
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-40116
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-q5r4-47m9-5mc7
- NVD CVE-2026-40116
- OSV PYSEC-2026-2920
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