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TI-2026-05235 Aliases CVE-2026-5972GHSA-wp29-qmvj-frvp

FoundationAgents MetaGPT terminal.py Terminal.run_command os command injection

Priority HIGH 70CWE-77Published · 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
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-77.

Summary

A vulnerability has been found in FoundationAgents MetaGPT up to 0.8.1. This issue affects the function Terminal.run_command in the library metagpt/tools/libs/terminal.py. The manipulation leads to os command injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is d04ffc8dc67903e8b327f78ec121df5e190ffc7b. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02659 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed metagpt (PyPI): 0.8.2

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)before 0.8.20.8.2Patch availableGHSA-wp29-qmvj-frvp
  • MetaGPT VendorFoundationAgents Affected 0.8.0; 0.8.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • metagpt (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.8.2 Fixed in 0.8.2 Patch available GHSA-wp29-qmvj-frvp

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

  • Fix · GHSA-wp29-qmvj-frvp metagpt (PyPI) Fixed in 0.8.2 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-5972
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wp29-qmvj-frvp

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • 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-2026-05234 FoundationAgents MetaGPT XML action_node.py ActionNode.xml_fill eval 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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