CVE-2026-42079 PUBLISHED

PPTAgent: Arbitrary Code Execution via Python eval() of LLM-Generated Code with Builtins in Scope

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 23.04.2026 Published: 04.05.2026 Updated: 04.05.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 8.6

Attack Vector	Local	Scope	Changed
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	None	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	Required	Availability Impact	High

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	icip-cas
Product	PPTAgent
Versions	Version < 418491a9a1c02d9d93194b5973bb58df35cf9d00 is affected

References

https://github.com/icip-cas/PPTAgent/security/advisories/GHSA-89g2-xw5c-v95p
https://github.com/icip-cas/PPTAgent/commit/418491a9a1c02d9d93194b5973bb58df35cf9d00

Problem Types

CWE-95: Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection') CWE