FoundationAgents MetaGPT terminal.py Bash.run 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 determined in FoundationAgents MetaGPT up to 0.8.1. The affected element is the function Bash.run in the library metagpt/tools/libs/terminal.py. This manipulation causes os command injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. 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 0.02559 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by 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-fcc8-4q7h-wvwc |
- 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-fcc8-4q7h-wvwc
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-2026-5974
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fcc8-4q7h-wvwc
References
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-2026-05236 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
- TI-2026-05233 FoundationAgents MetaGPT HumanEvalBenchmark/MBPPBenchmark check_solution code injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-5974 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-5974 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fcc8-4q7h-wvwc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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