AutoGPT bypass of the shell commands denylist settings

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS 4.0

9.3 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N · score source

EPSS

• CVE-2024-6091: 0.82% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 57.23 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

A vulnerability in significant-gravitas/autogpt version 0.5.1 allows an attacker to bypass the shell commands denylist settings. The issue arises when the denylist is configured to block specific commands, such as `whoami` and `/bin/whoami`. An attacker can circumvent this restriction by executing commands with a modified path, such as `/bin/./whoami`, which is not recognized by the denylist.

Published by the source

11 Sep 2024, 15:31 UTC

Last modified by the source

26 Oct 2026, 21:15 UTC

Source last checked

27 Oct 2026, 06:15 UTC

1. Revision 5 · amended · 27 Oct 2026

   Amended from osv record GHSA-g84q-54hf-36rg

2. Revision 4 · amended · 26 Oct 2026

   Amended from ghsa record GHSA-g84q-54hf-36rg

3. Revision 3 · amended · 26 Oct 2026

   Amended from ghsa record GHSA-g84q-54hf-36rg

4. Revision 2 · amended · 24 Oct 2026

   Reviewed OSV alias/range/CVSS4 correction; package source scopes and original publication preserved. No customer finding resolved.

5. Revision 1 · created · 24 Oct 2026

   Published from osv record GHSA-g84q-54hf-36rg

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2024-6091

Advisory: AutoGPT bypass of the shell commands denylist settings
IDs: CVE-2024-6091, GHSA-g84q-54hf-36rg
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2024-6091 (revision 5, source checked 27 Oct 2026, 06:15 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.3)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor response not established. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- PyPI agpt: affected <= 0.5.1

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `python -m pip show agpt`: prints the installed version. Run with the environment that serves production active.

## Supported action
No complete vendor fix is recorded. Follow the primary source's mitigation guidance and check this record again before closing anything.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on agpt.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-g84q-54hf-36rg (OSV record GHSA-g84q-54hf-36rg lists affected ranges: PyPI agpt >=0 <=0.5.1)
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g84q-54hf-36rg (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-g84q-54hf-36rg lists affected ranges: PyPI agpt >=0 <=0.5.1)

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