CVE-2026-5973

Name: CVE-2026-5973
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2026-04-09T20:16:29.143+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 2.28%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2026-5973 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 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

9.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS 4.0

5.5/10

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

EPSS Probability

2.28%

81.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Deepwisdom	Metagpt	<= 0.8.1

References

https://github.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT/Product
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: Apr 9, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-5973?

How severe is CVE-2026-5973?

CVE-2026-5973 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.28% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-5973?

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Source: NVD / NIST