CVE-2026-42079 (GCVE-0-2026-42079)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-04 16:57 – Updated: 2026-05-04 19:42
VLAI?
Title
PPTAgent: Arbitrary Code Execution via Python eval() of LLM-Generated Code with Builtins in Scope
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.
Severity ?
8.6 (High)
CWE
- CWE-95 - Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')
Assigner
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Nomenclature
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