Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-42078

PPTAgent is an agentic framework for reflective PowerPoint generation.

Published May 4, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · PPTAgent is an agentic

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-42078. EPSS is 0.30%. Act only if a listed version of PPTAgent is an agentic is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (PPTAgent is an agentic).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium4.6
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.30%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
See sources for product scope

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.

No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.

How to fix CVE-2026-42078

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-42078. EPSS is 0.30%. Act only if a listed version of PPTAgent is an agentic is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-22: Path Traversal. EPSS 0.30%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 4, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-42078

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-42078

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-42078

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.