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TI-2026-05234 Aliases CVE-2026-5971GHSA-3ghp-8r47-4gj4

FoundationAgents MetaGPT XML action_node.py ActionNode.xml_fill eval injection

Priority HIGH 70CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

A flaw has been found in FoundationAgents MetaGPT up to 0.8.1. This vulnerability affects the function ActionNode.xml_fill of the file metagpt/actions/action_node.py of the component XML Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper neutralization of directives in dynamically evaluated code. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through a pull request but has not reacted yet.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00403 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FoundationAgentsMetaGPT0.8.0; 0.8.1—No fix listedCNA
—metagpt (PyPI)up to 0.8.1—No fix listedGHSA-3ghp-8r47-4gj4
  • MetaGPT VendorFoundationAgents Affected 0.8.0; 0.8.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • metagpt (PyPI) Vendor— Affected up to 0.8.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-3ghp-8r47-4gj4

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:deepwisdom:metagpt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.8.1VulnerableFoundationAgents
  • cpe:2.3:a:deepwisdom:metagpt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.8.1 Vulnerable ·FoundationAgents

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-5971
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3ghp-8r47-4gj4
  3. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 3

  • 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-2026-05233 FoundationAgents MetaGPT HumanEvalBenchmark/MBPPBenchmark check_solution code injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
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Sources

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