CVE-2026-5973
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CVE-2026-5973 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 2.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Deepwisdom | Metagpt | <= 0.8.1 |
References
- https://github.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT/issues/1930Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mitigation
- https://github.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT/pull/1983Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://vuldb.com/submit/791755Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/356527Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/356527/ctiPermissions Required
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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