FoundationAgents MetaGPT schema.py Message.check_instruct_content deserialization
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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-502.
Summary
A weakness has been identified in FoundationAgents MetaGPT up to 0.8.2. This affects the function Message.check_instruct_content of the file metagpt/schema.py. Executing a manipulation of the argument mapping can lead to deserialization. The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- 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; 0.8.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | metagpt (PyPI) | up to 0.8.2 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-3c3g-7hwg-9qmr |
- MetaGPT VendorFoundationAgents Affected 0.8.0; 0.8.1; 0.8.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- metagpt (PyPI) Vendor— Affected up to 0.8.2 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-3c3g-7hwg-9qmr
CPE names CNA · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:foundationagents:metagpt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | — |
- cpe:2.3:a:foundationagents:metagpt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·—
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-10566
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3c3g-7hwg-9qmr
References
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- 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-2026-10566 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-10566 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3c3g-7hwg-9qmr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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