CVE-2026-5972

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.

CVSS v3 7.3 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

7.3^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT/	Product
https://github.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT/issues/1929	Exploit Issue Tracking
https://github.com/paipeline/MetaGPT/commit/d04ffc8dc67903e8b327f78ec121df5e190ffc7b	Patch
https://vuldb.com/submit/791745	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/vuln/356526	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/vuln/356526/cti	Permissions Required VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:deepwisdom:metagpt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-04-09 20:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:59

NVD link : CVE-2026-5972

Mitre link : CVE-2026-5972

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-5972

JSON object : View

Products Affected

deepwisdom

metagpt

CWE

CWE-77

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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