CVE-2026-5974 FoundationAgents MetaGPT terminal.py Bash.run os command injection
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands via the Bash.run function in the MetaGPT library, requiring immediate attention from users.
- 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-2026-5974?
CVE-2026-5974 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 determined in FoundationAgents MetaGPT up to 0.8.1. The affected element is the function Bash.run in the library metagpt/tools/libs/terminal.py. This manipulation causes os command injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The project was informed of the problem early through a pull request but has not reacted yet.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-5974?
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-2026-5974?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-5974 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-2026-5974 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-5974 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in FoundationAgents MetaGPT
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- 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-fcc8-4q7h-wvwc, PYSEC-2026-2639.