FoundationAgents MetaGPT vulnerable to OS Command Injection in metagpt/utils/common.py

Exploitation

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

CVSS 4.0

5.5 · 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 · score source

EPSS

• CVE-2026-5973: 2.51% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 84.79 (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 was found in FoundationAgents MetaGPT up to 0.8.1. Impacted is the function getmimetype 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.

Published by the source

9 Apr 2026, 21:31 UTC

Last modified by the source

13 Jul 2026, 16:43 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 13:40 UTC

1. Revision 3 · amended · 26 Oct 2026

   Amended from ghsa record GHSA-qw5f-qpq5-ppfg

2. Revision 2 · amended · 25 Oct 2026

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

3. Revision 1 · created · 24 Oct 2026

   Published from osv record GHSA-qw5f-qpq5-ppfg

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2026-5973

Advisory: FoundationAgents MetaGPT vulnerable to OS Command Injection in metagpt/utils/common.py
IDs: CVE-2026-5973, GHSA-qw5f-qpq5-ppfg
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2026-5973 (revision 3, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 13:40 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.5)
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 metagpt: affected <= 0.8.1

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `python -m pip show metagpt`: 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 metagpt.
- 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-qw5f-qpq5-ppfg (OSV record GHSA-qw5f-qpq5-ppfg lists affected ranges: PyPI metagpt >=0 <=0.8.1)
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qw5f-qpq5-ppfg (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-qw5f-qpq5-ppfg lists affected ranges: PyPI metagpt >=0 <=0.8.1)

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