Detect PraisonAI Call Server Unauthenticated Agent Access (CVE-2026-47396) in Elastic Security
Detects exploitation of CVE-2026-47396, a critical authentication bypass in PraisonAI's call server component. When the CALL_SERVER_TOKEN environment variable is unset, the server exposes unauthenticated endpoints for listing, invoking, and deleting AI agents. An attacker can enumerate available agents, invoke arbitrary agent workflows, or destroy agent configurations without any credentials. CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CWE-284/CWE-306.
MITRE ATT&CK
- Tactic
- Initial Access Persistence Impact
Elastic Detection Query
sequence by source.ip with maxspan=5m
[network where event.dataset in ("nginx.access", "apache.access", "iis.access") and
url.path : ("/agents*", "/invoke*", "/delete*") and
not (http.request.headers.authorization : "Bearer *")]
[network where event.dataset in ("nginx.access", "apache.access", "iis.access") and
url.path : ("/agents*", "/invoke*", "/delete*") and
not (http.request.headers.authorization : "Bearer *")]EQL sequence detection identifying multiple unauthenticated requests from the same source IP to PraisonAI call server agent endpoints within a 5-minute window.
Data Sources
Required Tables
False Positives & Tuning
- Health check automation without token configuration
- Development deployments with authentication disabled
- Internal service mesh calls where headers are stripped at ingress
- Scanner tools performing routine application inventory
Other platforms for CVE-2026-47396
Testing Methodology
Validate this detection against 4 adversary techniques from Atomic Red Team. Each test below lists the behaviour to exercise and the telemetry you should expect to see. Executable commands and cleanup steps are available with Pro.
- Test 1Enumerate PraisonAI agents without authentication
Expected signal: Web server access log entry: GET /agents HTTP/1.1 from test source IP, no Authorization header, HTTP 200 response with JSON agent listing
- Test 2Invoke PraisonAI agent without authentication
Expected signal: Web server access log entry: POST /invoke HTTP/1.1 from test source IP, no Authorization header, HTTP 200 or 202 response; application log showing agent invocation
- Test 3Delete PraisonAI agent configuration without authentication
Expected signal: Web server access log entry: DELETE /delete HTTP/1.1 from test source IP, no Authorization header; application log showing agent deletion event
- Test 4Confirm CALL_SERVER_TOKEN absence in running process
Expected signal: Process environment read via /proc/<pid>/environ; output contains no CALL_SERVER_TOKEN entry
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