CVE-2026-42080: PYSEC-2026-2894 - PPTAgent: Arbitrary File Write via `save_generated_slides`

CVE-2026-42080 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.6 · Published 2026-05-04

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.

Technologies: pptagent (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-42080 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-42080 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-42080?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.6, published 4 May 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
pptagent (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.1.36.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-42080?
Yes. pptagent (PyPI): upgrade to 1.1.36 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-42080?
Check whether you run pptagent (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • pptagent (PyPI): upgrade to 1.1.36 or later
    pip install "pptagent>=1.1.36"

Affected products

  • pptagent (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.1.36

Identifiers

  • CVE-2026-42080
  • GHSA-pxhg-7xr2-w7xg
  • PYSEC-2026-2894

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