FoundationAgents MetaGPT common.py get_mime_type 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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in FoundationAgents MetaGPT up to 0.8.1. Impacted is the function get_mime_type of the file metagpt/utils/common.py. The manipulation results in os command injection. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been made public and could 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 0.02608 85th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FoundationAgents | MetaGPT | 0.8.0; 0.8.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | metagpt (PyPI) | up to 0.8.1 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-qw5f-qpq5-ppfg |
- 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-qw5f-qpq5-ppfg
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:deepwisdom:metagpt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.8.1 | Vulnerable | FoundationAgents |
- cpe:2.3:a:deepwisdom:metagpt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.8.1 Vulnerable ·FoundationAgents
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-5973
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qw5f-qpq5-ppfg
References
More FoundationAgents Metagpt vulnerabilities
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- 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-2026-05235 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
- TI-2026-05233 FoundationAgents MetaGPT HumanEvalBenchmark/MBPPBenchmark check_solution code injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-5973 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-5973 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qw5f-qpq5-ppfg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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