PPTAgent: Arbitrary File Write via `save_generated_slides`

published 2026-05-04 6 mo ago modified 2026-10-26 13 d ago also GHSA-pxhg-7xr2-w7xg , PYSEC-2026-2894 , EUVD-2026-27017

cvss: 4.6; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 9%
public exploits: 0; none known

PPTAgent is an agentic framework for reflective PowerPoint generation. Prior to commit 418491a, there is an arbitrary file write vulnerability via `save_generated_slides`. This issue has been patched via commit 418491a.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 1

pypi pptagent 1.1.36

github.com/icip-cas/PPTAgent@418491a commit

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 6 mo ago (2026-05-05)

Exploit prediction

0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	4.6	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
GitHub	3.1	4.6	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
OSV	3.1	4.6	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
pypi	pptagent	<1.1.36	1.1.36

Affected products

icip-cas PPTAgent

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

github.com /icip-cas/PPTAgent/commit/418491a9a1c02d9d93194b5973bb58df35cf9d00
web
github.com /icip-cas/PPTAgent/security/advisories/GHSA-pxhg-7xr2-w7xg
web
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42080
advisory
github.com /icip-cas/PPTAgent
package
pypi.org /project/pptagent
package
github.com /advisories/GHSA-pxhg-7xr2-w7xg
advisory

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary