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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-42080-pptagent-arbitrary-file-write-via-save-generated-slides  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-05-04  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/pptagent). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

  ```sh
  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

## Related threats

- [PYSEC-2026-2892 - PPTAgent: Arbitrary Code Execution via Python eval() of LLM-Generated Code with Builtins in Scope](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-42079-pptagent-arbitrary-code-execution-via-python-eval-of-llm)
- [PYSEC-2026-2893 - PPTAgent: Arbitrary File Write + Directory Creation via markdown_table_to_image](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-42078-pptagent-arbitrary-file-write-directory-creation-via-markdown)