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PentAGI EUVDEUVD-2026-52222

| CVE-2026-18593 LOW
Privilege Issues (CWE-265)
2026-08-03 VulDB GHSA-x3p6-h888-267q
2.9
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulDB
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Identify network-accessible PentAGI instance
  2. Delivery
    Craft complex payload targeting pentester.tmpl handler
  3. Exploit
    Submit malformed Tool Management Protocol request
  4. Execution
    Bypass sandbox privilege boundary in template processing
  5. Impact
    Achieve partial data disclosure or limited tool execution outside intended scope

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
Exploitation Conditions

The vulnerability is remotely exploitable with no authentication required (PR:N, AV:N per CVSS 4.0), but requires high attack complexity (AC:H) - the attacker must craft a precise manipulation of inputs processed by the Tool Management Protocol Handler in the pentester prompt template. Exploitation is conditioned on: (1) the PentAGI instance being network-accessible, as the attack vector is network; (2) the Tool Management Protocol Handler being active and processing external or attacker-influenced input - if the handler only processes internally generated tool calls, external exploitation may be constrained. What limits exploitation: the high complexity requirement means generic scanning tools are unlikely to succeed; the vendor's non-response suggests no internal mitigations have been deployed; and the low CIA impact (VC:L/VI:L/VA:L) bounds the blast radius to partial disclosure or limited manipulation rather than full system compromise. Non-default configurations are not explicitly required - the vulnerability appears to affect standard PentAGI deployments up to 2.1.0.

Impact

The CVSS 4.0 score of 6.3 (AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L) reflects a moderate-risk profile: network-accessible and requiring no credentials, but gated behind high attack complexity that substantially limits opportunistic exploitation. The E:P supplemental metric confirms a publicly available proof-of-concept. There is no CISA KEV listing, meaning active exploitation in the wild is not currently confirmed - distinguishing this from an emergency-tier issue. EPSS data was not provided, so probabilistic exploitation rate cannot be quoted. Real-world risk is meaningfully tempered by: (1) high attack complexity requiring sophisticated crafted inputs, (2) only low-level impact across CIA triad on the vulnerable system, and (3) the niche deployment footprint of an AI pentesting framework versus commodity infrastructure. However, the combination of a public exploit, an unresponsive vendor, and no patch raises the residual risk - defenders cannot rely on a forthcoming fix and must apply compensating controls immediately. The tag 'Information Disclosure' suggests the most realistic impact is leakage of data accessible to the AI agent's tool context.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with network access to a PentAGI deployment crafts a specially constructed input targeting the Tool Management Protocol Handler, leveraging the published proof-of-concept at https://github.com/ez-lbz/pentagi-vul-report. The crafted payload manipulates the pentester.tmpl template processing logic to exceed sandbox privilege boundaries, potentially causing the AI agent to access or disclose information outside its intended scope. The high attack complexity means successful exploitation requires precise understanding of the template handling internals, limiting this to skilled or research-grade attackers rather than script-kiddie opportunism.

Monitor Track and reassess. Why: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 03, 2026

Sandbox escape in vxcontrol PentAGI up to 2.1.0 exposes a privilege boundary weakness in the Tool Management Protocol Handler, rooted in the pentester prompt template file. Remote unauthenticated attackers who can craft sufficiently complex inputs may bypass sandbox constraints on the AI agent's tool execution context, achieving limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact against the vulnerable system. A public proof-of-concept exists on GitHub; no patch has been released and the vendor has not responded to disclosure - leaving all deployments on versions up to 2.1.0 without a vendor-sanctioned fix.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch has been identified at time of analysis - the vendor did not respond to responsible disclosure. As a primary compensating control, operators should restrict network-level access to the PentAGI Tool Management Protocol Handler endpoint to trusted hosts only, reducing the network-accessible attack surface consistent with the AV:N vector. Given that the attack requires high complexity (AC:H), isolating the service behind a VPN or API gateway with strict allowlisting of callers is a practical hardening measure with minimal operational trade-off. Operators should monitor the public proof-of-concept repository at https://github.com/ez-lbz/pentagi-vul-report for updated exploit capability that may lower exploitation complexity over time. Disabling or restricting the pentester template's tool-calling capabilities at the configuration level, if the framework supports granular tool permissions, would further limit the exploitable surface. Upgrade to a version beyond 2.1.0 if and when the vendor releases a fix; watch VulDB tracking at https://vuldb.com/vuln/385421 for patch availability updates.

Affected VersionsENISA

PentAGI 2.1.0
PentAGI 2.0

Affected Packages

euvd pentagi no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

PentAGI is an AI-powered autonomous penetration testing framework developed by vxcontrol (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:vxcontrol:pentagi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*). The vulnerability resides in backend/pkg/templates/prompts/pentester.tmpl, which defines the prompt structure governing the AI agent's tool-use decisions within its Tool Management Protocol Handler. CWE-265 (Privilege Issues) indicates that the flaw involves inadequate enforcement of privilege or capability boundaries - in this context, the sandbox restrictions governing which tools the AI agent may invoke or what data it may access. This class of weakness is particularly relevant to agentic AI systems that rely on prompt templates to constrain autonomous tool execution: a manipulation of the template handling logic can allow the agent to exceed its intended privilege envelope, effectively escaping the sandboxed execution context.

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Severity by source

Vendor (VulDB) PRIMARY 2.9 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
vuln.today AI 5.6 MEDIUM

Network vector and no privileges required align with description; high complexity reflects difficult exploitability; unchanged scope and low CIA match the bounded sandbox escape impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (VulDB).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulDB

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
Low
Vulnerable system: Integrity
Low
Vulnerable system: Availability
Low
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Severity Changed
Aug 03, 2026 - 08:37 NVD
MEDIUM LOW
CVSS changed
Aug 03, 2026 - 08:37 NVD
6.3 (MEDIUM) 2.9 (LOW)
CVE Published
Aug 03, 2026 - 07:45 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.3

DescriptionCVE.org

A weakness has been identified in vxcontrol PentAGI up to 2.1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file backend/pkg/templates/prompts/pentester.tmpl of the component Tool Management Protocol Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to sandbox issue. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The attack requires a high level of complexity. It is indicated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 82% exploitable
Prevalence
Rare
niche AI pentesting framework, minimal enterprise production footprint
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
7 sources
Confidence: High
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS Vulnrichment GitHub VulDB

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity LOW
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Low
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

34
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +14
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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