CVE-2026-42079

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.14% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 3.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.6 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-26.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-05-04 16:57Z5 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-05-04 19:42Z5 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-04-23

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.6)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-95Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')Variant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

4ad27fc0f576abcffa6d14e9ca6dae7fd7a3f27a624e39d8ad410bfefb9a119e

• github.comhttps://github.com/icip-cas/PPTAgent/security/advisories/GHSA-89g2-xw5c-v95px_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/icip-cas/PPTAgent/commit/418491a9a1c02d9d93194b5973bb58df35cf9d00x_refsource_MISC