PT-2026-31708 · Metagpt · Metagpt

Eric-D · Published 2026-04-09 · Updated 2026-04-19 · CVE-2026-5973

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FoundationAgents MetaGPT versions up to 0.8.1

Description A flaw exists in the get mime type function within the metagpt/utils/common.py file. This allows for operating system command injection, potentially enabling remote execution of commands. The details of the issue have been publicly disclosed.

Recommendations Update to a version beyond 0.8.1

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Command Injection

OS Command Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-77

CWE-78

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-5973

GHSA-QW5F-QPQ5-PPFG

Affected Products

Metagpt

References · 11

• 🔥 https://github.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT/issues/1930 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://vuldb.com/submit/791755 · Exploit
• https://github.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT/pull/1983 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5973 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-qw5f-qpq5-ppfg · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT · Note
• https://twitter.com/giuseppe_1337/status/2045670116679975300 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2042340065213308936 · Twitter Post
• https://vuldb.com/vuln/356527 · Note
• https://vuldb.com/vuln/356527/cti · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/2045002006813679860 · Twitter Post