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CVE-2026-5973

7.3 · HIGH

A vulnerability was found in FoundationAgents MetaGPT up to 0.8.1.

Published Apr 9, 2026deepwisdomCWE-77EPSS 2.51%

Overview

CVE-2026-5973 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting deepwisdom metagpt. It was published on April 9, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.3 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical 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

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from deepwisdom. Update metagpt to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
deepwisdommetagpt0Affected

References

GitHubgithub.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT/GitHubgithub.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT/issues/1930GitHubgithub.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT/pull/1983Refvuldb.com/submit/791755Refvuldb.com/vuln/356527Refvuldb.com/vuln/356527/cti

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-5973?

CVE-2026-5973 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting deepwisdom metagpt. It was published on April 9, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.3 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-5973?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-5973?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from deepwisdom. Update metagpt to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2026-5973?

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