diff --git a/src/smolagents/local_python_executor.py b/src/smolagents/local_python_executor.py
index 1b47d28..effb488 100644
--- a/src/smolagents/local_python_executor.py
+++ b/src/smolagents/local_python_executor.py
@@ -604,6 +604,8 @@ def evaluate_call(
             # cap the number of lines
             return None
         else:  # Assume it's a callable object
+            if (func in [eval, compile, exec]) and (func not in static_tools.values()):
+                raise InterpreterError(f"Invoking eval, compile or exec is not allowed ({func_name}).")
             return func(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_python_interpreter.py b/tests/test_python_interpreter.py
index 9fcd218..4e368da 100644
--- a/tests/test_python_interpreter.py
+++ b/tests/test_python_interpreter.py
@@ -916,4 +916,37 @@ shift_intervals
         code = 'capitals = {"Czech Republic": "Prague", "Monaco": "Monaco", "Bhutan": "Thimphu"};capitals["Butan"]'
         with pytest.raises(Exception) as e:
             evaluate_python_code(code)
-        assert "Maybe you meant one of these indexes instead" in str(e) and "['Bhutan']" in str(e).replace("\\", "")
+        assert "Maybe you meant one of these indexes instead" in str(
+            e
+        ) and "['Bhutan']" in str(e).replace("\\", "")
+
+    def test_dangerous_builtins_calls_are_blocked(self):
+        unsafe_code = "import os"
+        dangerous_code = f"""
+exec = callable.__self__.exec
+compile = callable.__self__.compile
+exec(compile('{unsafe_code}', 'no filename', 'exec'))
+"""
+
+        with pytest.raises(InterpreterError):
+            evaluate_python_code(unsafe_code, static_tools=BASE_PYTHON_TOOLS)
+
+        with pytest.raises(InterpreterError):
+            evaluate_python_code(dangerous_code, static_tools=BASE_PYTHON_TOOLS)
+
+    def test_dangerous_builtins_are_callable_if_explicitly_added(self):
+        dangerous_code = """
+compile = callable.__self__.compile
+eval = callable.__self__.eval
+exec = callable.__self__.exec
+
+eval("1 + 1")
+exec(compile("1 + 1", "no filename", "exec"))
+
+teval("1 + 1")
+texec(tcompile("1 + 1", "no filename", "exec"))
+        """
+
+        evaluate_python_code(
+            dangerous_code, static_tools={"tcompile": compile, "teval": eval, "texec": exec} | BASE_PYTHON_TOOLS
+        )