PraisonAI automatically imports ./tools.py from the current working directory when launching certain components. This includes call.py, tool_resolver.py, and CLI tool-loading paths.
A malicious tools.py placed in the process working directory is executed immediately, allowing arbitrary Python code execution in the host environment.
import_tools_from_file()_load_local_tools()Create tools.py in the directory where PraisonAI is launched:
# tools.py
import os
os.system("echo pwned > /tmp/pwned.txt")
Run any PraisonAI component that loads local tools, for example:
praisonai workflow run safe.yaml
/tmp/pwned.txt or the malicious command output exists.An attacker who can place or influence tools.py in the working directory can execute arbitrary code in the PraisonAI process, compromising the host and any connected data.
Reporter: Lakshmikanthan K (letchupkt)