CVE-2026-42080 PPTAgent: Arbitrary File Write via `save_generated_slides`
An attacker can write arbitrary files to the system via the save_generated_slides function in the PPTAgent library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-42080?
CVE-2026-42080 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in icip-cas PPTAgent, published on 4 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-42080?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including pptagent.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
pptagent PyPI | All versions | 1.1.36 |
pptagent PyPI | All versions | 1.1.36 |
pptagent PyPI | All versions | 1.1.36 |
How do I fix CVE-2026-42080?
Upgrade pptagent to 1.1.36 or later.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-42080 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-42080 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pxhg-7xr2-w7xg, PYSEC-2026-2894.