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PYSEC-2026-2917

HighCVSS 8.8 / 10
Published Jul 13, 2026·Last modified Jul 13, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Summary

Direct insertion of unescaped user input into template-rendering tools allows arbitrary code execution via specially crafted agent instructions.

Details

The create_agent_centric_tools() function returns tools (like acp_create_file) that process file content using template rendering. When user input from agent.start() is passed directly into these tools without escaping (as shown in agent_centric_example.py:85-86), template expressions in the input are executed rather than treated as literal text. This occurs because:

  1. No input sanitization or escaping is applied to user-controlled content
  2. The ACP-enabled runtime auto-approves operations (approval_mode="auto")
  3. Tools lack context-aware escaping for template syntax

PoC

# Replace the agent.start() call at line 85 with:
result = agent.start('Create file with content: {{ self.__init__.__globals__.__builtins__.__import__("os").system("touch /tmp/pwned") }}')

Successful exploitation creates /tmp/pwned confirming arbitrary command execution. The expression {{7*7}} renders as 49 instead of literal text.

Impact

Attackers can execute arbitrary system commands with the privileges of the running process by injecting malicious template expressions through agent instructions. This compromises the host system, enabling data theft, ransomware deployment, or lateral movement.

Recommended Fix

  1. Input Sanitization: Implement strict whitelist validation for file content
  2. Contextual Escaping: Auto-escape template syntax characters (e.g., {{ }}) in user input using Jinja2 autoescape=True
  3. Sandboxing: Restrict template execution environments using secure eval modes
  4. Approval Hardening: Require manual approval for file creation operations in production
Risk Scores
Base Score
8.8

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
8.1

Exploitation activity has been observed. Apply available patches or mitigations urgently.

EPSS
0.56%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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