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CVE-2026-42079

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Description

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.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.6 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-05-04 17:16:24.887000
Last modified
2026-10-26 19:10:00.163000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-42079",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-05-04T17:16:24.887",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T19:10:00.163",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
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      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "PPTAgent es un framework agéntico para la generación reflexiva de PowerPoint. Antes del commit 418491a, PPTAgent es vulnerable a la ejecución de código arbitrario a través de Python eval() de código generado por LLM con builtins en el ámbito. Este problema ha sido parcheado a través del commit 418491a."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
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      "affectedData": [
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          "product": "PPTAgent",
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              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
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        "type": "Secondary",
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          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "baseScore": 8.6,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
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        "exploitabilityScore": 1.8,
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  "references": [
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      "url": "https://github.com/icip-cas/PPTAgent/commit/418491a9a1c02d9d93194b5973bb58df35cf9d00",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/icip-cas/PPTAgent/security/advisories/GHSA-89g2-xw5c-v95p",
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    },
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