# CVE-2026-4516: Foundation Agents MetaGPT DataInterpreter write_analysis_code.py injection

> Remote attackers can inject code into MetaGPT's DataInterpreter via write_analysis_code.py, potentially executing arbitrary commands.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 23 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xwvj-r2ph-6xqj

## What is CVE-2026-4516?

CVE-2026-4516 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Foundation Agents MetaGPT, published on 21 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in Foundation Agents MetaGPT up to 0.8.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file metagpt/actions/di/write_analysis_code.py of the component DataInterpreter. The manipulation results in injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component), CWE-707 (Improper Neutralization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-4516?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Deepwisdom Metagpt.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-4516?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-4516 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-4516 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-4516 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Foundation Agents MetaGPT

- [CVE-2026-0760](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0760/): Foundation Agents MetaGPT deserialize_message Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-0761](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0761/): Foundation Agents MetaGPT actionoutput_str_to_mapping Code Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-23750](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23750/): Code execution in metagpt (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-6110](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-6110/): FoundationAgents MetaGPT Tree-of-Thought Solver tot.py generate_thoughts code injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2026-5970](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5970/): FoundationAgents MetaGPT HumanEvalBenchmark/MBPPBenchmark check_solution code injection (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-4516 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-4516 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Foundation Agents MetaGPT, published on 21 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-4516 exists.

Affected product: Foundation Agents MetaGPT. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-4516/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-4516/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-4516
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4516
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-4516

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.