{"answers":{"affected":"3 open source packages ship an affected version, including metagpt. It affects 1 product.","exploited":"It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-5972 exists.","fix":"Upgrade metagpt to 0.8.2 or later.","what":"CVE-2026-5972 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in FoundationAgents MetaGPT, published on 9 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-5972 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-5972 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in FoundationAgents MetaGPT, published on 9 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-5972 exists.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- metagpt (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 0.8.2\n- metagpt (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 0.8.2\n- metagpt (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 0.8.2\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5972/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5972/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-5972","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5972/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-5972","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-wp29-qmvj-frvp","PYSEC-2026-2644"],"analysis":{"component_type":"library","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["code_execution"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Python AI agent library","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands via the Terminal.run_command function in the MetaGPT library, requiring a patch for mitigation.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"command_injection"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"VulDB","cpe":[{"product":"metagpt","vendor":"deepwisdom"}],"cvss":{"score":6.9,"severity":"medium","source":"cna","vector":"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","version":"4.0"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-78","name":"Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command"},{"id":"CWE-77","name":"Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command"}],"description":"A vulnerability has been found in FoundationAgents MetaGPT up to 0.8.1. This issue affects the function Terminal.run_command in the library metagpt/tools/libs/terminal.py. The manipulation leads to os command injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is d04ffc8dc67903e8b327f78ec121df5e190ffc7b. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.","ecosystems":["PyPI"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"weaponised"},"has_fix":true,"headline":"FoundationAgents MetaGPT terminal.py Terminal.run_command os command injection","id":"CVE-2026-5972","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":"PyPI","product":null,"products":[],"type":"command_injection","year":"2026"},"n_packages":3,"n_references":6,"next":{"headline":"FoundationAgents MetaGPT common.py get_mime_type os command injection","id":"CVE-2026-5973"},"packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","fixed":["0.8.2"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"metagpt","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-wp29-qmvj-frvp"},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","fixed":["0.8.2"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"metagpt","purl":"pkg:pypi/metagpt","source":"GHSA-wp29-qmvj-frvp"},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","fixed":["0.8.2"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"metagpt","purl":"pkg:pypi/metagpt","source":"PYSEC-2026-2644"}],"prev":{"headline":"FoundationAgents MetaGPT XML action_node.py ActionNode.xml_fill eval injection","id":"CVE-2026-5971"},"products":["MetaGPT"],"published":"2026-04-09","related":[{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Foundation Agents MetaGPT deserialize_message Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2026-0760","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-01-23"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Foundation Agents MetaGPT actionoutput_str_to_mapping Code Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2026-0761","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-01-23"},{"cvss_score":8.8,"headline":"Code execution in metagpt","id":"CVE-2024-23750","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2024-01-22"},{"cvss_score":6.9,"headline":"FoundationAgents MetaGPT Tree-of-Thought Solver tot.py generate_thoughts code injection","id":"CVE-2026-6110","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-04-12"},{"cvss_score":6.9,"headline":"FoundationAgents MetaGPT HumanEvalBenchmark/MBPPBenchmark check_solution code injection","id":"CVE-2026-5970","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-04-09"},{"cvss_score":6.9,"headline":"FoundationAgents MetaGPT XML action_node.py ActionNode.xml_fill eval injection","id":"CVE-2026-5971","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-04-09"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"GitHub Advisory Database","prefix":"GHSA"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"PyPA Advisory Database","prefix":"PYSEC"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"yes","exploitation":"poc","technical_impact":"partial"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-04-10","vendors":["FoundationAgents"]},"summary":"Attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands via the Terminal.run_command function in the MetaGPT library, requiring a patch for mitigation.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5972/"}