CVE-2026-42080: CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in icip-cas PPTAgent
CVE-2026-42080 is a medium severity vulnerability in icip-cas PPTAgent, an agentic framework for reflective PowerPoint generation. The issue is an improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory (CWE-22), resulting in an arbitrary file write vulnerability via the save_generated_slides function. This vulnerability affects versions prior to commit 418491a9a1c02d9d93194b5973bb58df35cf9d00. The vulnerability has been patched in that commit. There are no known exploits in the wild, and the product is not a cloud service.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability in PPTAgent involves improper restriction of file pathnames, allowing an attacker with limited privileges and user interaction to write arbitrary files through the save_generated_slides functionality. This is classified as CWE-22 (Path Traversal). The issue was fixed in commit 418491a, which prevents arbitrary file writes by properly limiting pathnames. The CVSS 3.1 score is 4.6 (medium), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, required privileges, and user interaction, with no confidentiality impact but limited integrity and availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker with limited privileges and user interaction could exploit this vulnerability to write arbitrary files on the system where PPTAgent is running. This could lead to limited integrity and availability impacts, such as overwriting files or causing denial of service. There is no confidentiality impact reported. No known exploits are currently in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vulnerability has been patched in commit 418491a. Users should update PPTAgent to the version including this commit or later to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the patch. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed beyond the commit reference; users should verify the vendor repository for the patched version.
CVE-2026-42080: CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in icip-cas PPTAgent
Description
CVE-2026-42080 is a medium severity vulnerability in icip-cas PPTAgent, an agentic framework for reflective PowerPoint generation. The issue is an improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory (CWE-22), resulting in an arbitrary file write vulnerability via the save_generated_slides function. This vulnerability affects versions prior to commit 418491a9a1c02d9d93194b5973bb58df35cf9d00. The vulnerability has been patched in that commit. There are no known exploits in the wild, and the product is not a cloud service.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.6medium
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability in PPTAgent involves improper restriction of file pathnames, allowing an attacker with limited privileges and user interaction to write arbitrary files through the save_generated_slides functionality. This is classified as CWE-22 (Path Traversal). The issue was fixed in commit 418491a, which prevents arbitrary file writes by properly limiting pathnames. The CVSS 3.1 score is 4.6 (medium), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, required privileges, and user interaction, with no confidentiality impact but limited integrity and availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker with limited privileges and user interaction could exploit this vulnerability to write arbitrary files on the system where PPTAgent is running. This could lead to limited integrity and availability impacts, such as overwriting files or causing denial of service. There is no confidentiality impact reported. No known exploits are currently in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vulnerability has been patched in commit 418491a. Users should update PPTAgent to the version including this commit or later to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the patch. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed beyond the commit reference; users should verify the vendor repository for the patched version.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-23T19:17:30.565Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69f8d219cbff5d86103970aa
Added to database: 5/4/2026, 5:06:33 PM
Last enriched: 5/12/2026, 6:28:16 AM
Last updated: 6/19/2026, 2:24:42 AM
Views: 87
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