{
  "id": 12717336,
  "title": "CVE-2026-61439: CVE-2026-61439: Prompt Injection Defense Bypass in PraisonAI InjectionDefense Engine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/cve-2026-61439-cve-2026-61439-prompt-injection-defense-bypass-in",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-07T21:31:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/cverports/cve-2026-61439-cve-2026-61439-prompt-injection-defense-bypass-in-praisonai-injectiondefense-engine-k0p"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "CVE-2026-61439 exposes a prompt injection defense weakness in the PraisonAI multi-agent framework, allowing attackers to bypass active blocking controls in versions prior to 4.6.78. The InjectionDefense scanner default threshold was set to CRITICAL, permitting high-severity prompts like direct instruction overrides or financial manipulations to pass through. This flaw enables confidential data compromise and unauthorized agent tool execution. CVE-2026-61439, classified as High severity (CVSS 7.5) and identified as CWE-1188, has a Proof-of-Concept exploit status. To remediate, upgrade to PraisonAI version 4.6.78 or later, configure block_threshold to HIGH, and monitor for HIGH severity logs bypassing blocking.",
  "summary": "CVE-2026-61439: Prompt Injection Defense Bypass in PraisonAI InjectionDefense Engine Vulnerability ID: CVE-2026-61439 CVSS Score: 7.5 Published: 2026-10-07 This report provides a comprehensive technical analysis of CVE-2026-61439 (GHSA-fj8f-m44g-c479), a prompt injection defense bypass vulnerability in the PraisonAI multi-agent framework. In versions prior to 4.6.78, the InjectionDefense scanner…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}