CVE-2026-5973

FoundationAgents MetaGPT common.py get_mime_type os command injection

Published Apr 9, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS 2.6% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-qw5f-qpq5-ppfg FoundationAgents MetaGPT vulnerable to OS Command Injection in metagpt/utils/common.py
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Deepwisdom
Deepwisdom metagpt
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:deepwisdom:metagpt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Deepwisdom
Deepwisdom metagpt
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Foundation Agents
Foundation Agents metagpt
Vendors & Products Foundation Agents
Foundation Agents metagpt
Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title FoundationAgents MetaGPT common.py get_mime_type os command injection
Weaknesses CWE-77
CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, '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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulDB
Published
Updated
Apr 14, 2026, 4:34 PM
Reserved
Apr 9, 2026, 12:04 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 9, 2026, 8:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 12:10 AM