CVE-2024-6091 Shell Command Denylist Bypass in significant-gravitas/autogpt
Attackers can bypass shell command denylists in AutoGPT by using modified paths, enabling arbitrary command execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-6091?
CVE-2024-6091 is a critical command injection vulnerability in significant-gravitas/autogpt, published on 11 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6091?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including agpt. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
agpt PyPI | All versions to 0.5.1 | None |
agpt PyPI | All versions to 0.5.1 | None |
agpt PyPI | All versions to 0.5.1 | None |
Products include Agpt Autogpt Classic.
How do I fix CVE-2024-6091?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6091 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2024-6091 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6091 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in significant-gravitas/autogpt
- CVE-2024-8156 Command Injection in significant-gravitas/autogpt
- CVE-2024-1879 CSRF to RCE in significant-gravitas/autogpt
- CVE-2024-1881 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in significant-gravitas/autogpt
- CVE-2023-37273 Docker escape in Auto-GPT when running from docker-compose.yml included in git repo
- CVE-2024-1880 OS Command Injection in MacOS Text-To-Speech Class in significant-gravitas/autogpt
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g84q-54hf-36rg, PYSEC-2026-257.