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CVE-2026-42078— PPTAgent: Arbitrary File Write + Directory Creation via markdown_table_to_image

Quick assessment

Affected

icip-cas PPTAgent

Exploitation

No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure

Recommended action

Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

PPTAgent是ICIP-CAS开源的一款基于大模型的智能演示文稿生成工具。 PPTAgent 418491a之前版本存在路径遍历漏洞，该漏洞源于markdown_table_to_image函数问题，可能导致任意文件写入和目录创建。

CVSS 4.6 · Medium EPSS 0.30% · P22 Updated May 05, 2026

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 2 AI

T1059 · Command and Scripting Interpreter T1105 · Ingress Tool Transfer

Affected Version Matrix 1

Vendor	Product	Version Range	Status
icip-cas	PPTAgent	`< 418491a9a1c02d9d93194b5973bb58df35cf9d00`	affected

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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-42078

Vulnerability Information

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Vulnerability Title

PPTAgent: Arbitrary File Write + Directory Creation via markdown_table_to_image

Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Vulnerability Description

PPTAgent is an agentic framework for reflective PowerPoint generation. Prior to commit 418491a, PPTAgent is vulnerable to arbitrary file write and directory creation via markdown_table_to_image. This issue has been patched via commit 418491a.

Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

CVSS Information

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Vulnerability Type

对路径名的限制不恰当(路径遍历)

Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Vulnerability Title

PPTAgent 路径遍历漏洞

Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Vulnerability Description

Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

CVSS Information

N/A

Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Vulnerability Type

N/A

Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected Versions	CPE	Subscribe
icip-cas	PPTAgent	< 418491a9a1c02d9d93194b5973bb58df35cf9d00	-

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III. Intelligence Information for CVE-2026-42078

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-42078 (1)

🔗 fix: pptagent · icip-cas/PPTAgent@418491a · GitHub Read full article x_refsource_MISC

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-42078 (1)

🔗 Arbitrary File Write + Directory Creation via markdown_table_to_image · Advisory · icip-cas/PPTAgent · GitHub Read full article x_refsource_CONFIRM

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42078

Same Patch Batch · icip-cas · 2026-05-04 · 3 CVEs total

CVE-2026-42079	8.6 HIGH	PPTAgent: Arbitrary Code Execution via Python eval() of LLM-Generated Code with Builtins i
CVE-2026-42080	4.6 MEDIUM	PPTAgent: Arbitrary File Write via `save_generated_slides`

IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: PPTAgent

Same vendor: icip-cas

Same weakness: CWE-22