PPTAgent: Arbitrary Code Execution via Python eval() of LLM-Generated Code with Builtins in Scope
Priority HIGH 72CWE-95Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-95.
Summary
PPTAgent is an agentic framework for reflective PowerPoint generation. Prior to commit 418491a, PPTAgent is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution via Python eval() of LLM-generated code with builtins in scope. This issue has been patched via commit 418491a.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00144 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed PPTAgent (icip-cas): 418491a9a1c02d9d93194b5973bb58df35cf9d00pptagent (PyPI): 1.1.36
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| icip-cas | PPTAgent | before 418491a9a1c02d9d93194b5973bb58df35cf9d00 | 418491a9a1c02d9d93194b5973bb58df35cf9d00 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | pptagent (PyPI) | before 1.1.36 | 1.1.36 | Patch available | GHSA-89g2-xw5c-v95p |
- PPTAgent Vendoricip-cas Affected before 418491a9a1c02d9d93194b5973bb58df35cf9d00 Fixed in 418491a9a1c02d9d93194b5973bb58df35cf9d00 Patch available CNA
- pptagent (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.1.36 Fixed in 1.1.36 Patch available GHSA-89g2-xw5c-v95p
Remediation
- Fix · CNA PPTAgent (icip-cas) Fixed in 418491a9a1c02d9d93194b5973bb58df35cf9d00
- Fix · GHSA-89g2-xw5c-v95p pptagent (PyPI) Fixed in 1.1.36 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-42079
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-89g2-xw5c-v95p
References
More icip-cas vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-30448 PPTAgent: Arbitrary File Write via `save_generated_slides` CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.6
- TI-2026-30446 PPTAgent: Arbitrary File Write + Directory Creation via markdown_table_to_image CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2026-42079 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-42079 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-89g2-xw5c-v95p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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