Code injection in FoundationAgents MetaGPT
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
Foundation Agents MetaGPT actionoutput_str_to_mapping Code Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foundation Agents MetaGPT. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the actionoutput_str_to_mapping function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute Python code. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-28124.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FoundationAgents | MetaGPT | 0.8.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- MetaGPT VendorFoundationAgents Affected 0.8.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:deepwisdom:metagpt:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.1 | Vulnerable | FoundationAgents |
- cpe:2.3:a:deepwisdom:metagpt:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.1 Vulnerable ·FoundationAgents
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-0761
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rj73-q8hx-cvvm
References
Advisory 1
More FoundationAgents Metagpt vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-15753 MetaGPT through 0.6.4 allows the QaEngineer role to execute arbitrary code because… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-05354 FoundationAgents MetaGPT Tree-of-Thought Solver tot.py generate_thoughts code injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-05237 FoundationAgents MetaGPT terminal.py Bash.run os command injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-05236 FoundationAgents MetaGPT common.py get_mime_type os command injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-05235 FoundationAgents MetaGPT terminal.py Terminal.run_command os command injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-05234 FoundationAgents MetaGPT XML action_node.py ActionNode.xml_fill eval injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-0761 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-0761 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rj73-q8hx-cvvm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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