CVE-2024-23750 Code execution in metagpt
Attackers can execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the QaEngineer role of the MetaGPT library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-23750?
CVE-2024-23750 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
MetaGPT through 0.6.4 allows the QaEngineer role to execute arbitrary code because RunCode.run_script() passes shell metacharacters to subprocess.Popen.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-23750?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including metagpt. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
metagpt PyPI | All versions to 0.6.6 | None |
metagpt PyPI | All versions to 0.6.6 | None |
metagpt PyPI | All versions | 0.6.5 |
Products include Deepwisdom Metagpt.
How do I fix CVE-2024-23750?
Upgrade metagpt to 0.6.5 or later.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2024-23750 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-23750 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2026-0760 Foundation Agents MetaGPT deserialize_message Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-0761 Foundation Agents MetaGPT actionoutput_str_to_mapping Code Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-6110 FoundationAgents MetaGPT Tree-of-Thought Solver tot.py generate_thoughts code injection
- CVE-2026-5970 FoundationAgents MetaGPT HumanEvalBenchmark/MBPPBenchmark check_solution code injection
- CVE-2026-5971 FoundationAgents MetaGPT XML action_node.py ActionNode.xml_fill eval injection
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g7ph-8423-pf4j, PYSEC-2024-9.