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Open-source package vulnerability · PyPI

CVE-2026-31236: llm CLI tool contains a code injection vulnerability via `--functions` command-line argument

criticalCVSS 3.1 9.8GHSA-g76p-4vg5-f4qh

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.

Published May 12, 2026 · Updated May 27, 2026

Affected packages

llm

Ecosystem
PyPI
Affected
<= 0.27.1
Fixed in
No patched version yet
Check
pip show llm

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

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.

References

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