GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI

GHSA-g76p-4vg5-f4qh llm CLI tool contains a code injection vulnerability via `--functions` command-line argument

CRITICAL Published 2026-05-12 Modified 2026-05-27 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-31236
Ecosystem
PyPI
Packages
llm
Severity
Critical
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-94
Reviewed
2026-05-27

Affected packages

• PyPI llm: <= 0.27.1 (no fix yet)

Description

The llm CLI tool thru 0.27.1 contains a critical code injection vulnerability via its --functions command-line argument. This argument is intended to allow users to provide custom Python function definitions. However, the tool directly executes the provided code using the unsafe exec() function without any sanitization, sandboxing, or security restrictions. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious llm command with arbitrary Python code in the --functions argument and using social engineering to trick a victim into running it. This leads to arbitrary code execution on the victim's system, potentially granting the attacker full control.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-31236 The llm CLI tool thru 0.27.1 contains a critical code injection vulnerability via its --functions command-line argument. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code weakness

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