CVE-2026-5973 FoundationAgents MetaGPT common.py get_mime_type os command injection
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands via the get_mime_type function in MetaGPT, requiring immediate attention from users of this Python library.
- 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-2026-5973?
CVE-2026-5973 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.
Official description
A vulnerability was found in FoundationAgents MetaGPT up to 0.8.1. Impacted is the function get_mime_type 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-5973?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including metagpt. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
metagpt PyPI | All versions to 0.8.1 | None |
metagpt PyPI | All versions to 0.8.1 | None |
metagpt PyPI | All versions to 0.8.1 | None |
Products include Deepwisdom Metagpt.
How do I fix CVE-2026-5973?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-5973 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-2026-5973 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-5973 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in FoundationAgents MetaGPT
- 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-2024-23750 Code execution in metagpt
- 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
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qw5f-qpq5-ppfg, PYSEC-2026-2641.