Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-5971 · published 9 April 2026
CVE-2026-5971: Deepwisdom metagpt code injection vulnerability
Deepwisdom · Metagpt
A flaw has been found in FoundationAgents MetaGPT up to 0.8.1. This vulnerability affects the function ActionNode.xml_fill of the file metagpt/actions/action_node.py of the component XML Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper neutralization of directives in dynamically evaluated code. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through a pull request but has not reacted yet.
Description
A flaw has been found in FoundationAgents MetaGPT up to 0.8.1. This vulnerability affects the function ActionNode.xml_fill of the file metagpt/actions/action_node.py of the component XML Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper neutralization of directives in dynamically evaluated code. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through a pull request but has not reacted yet.
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/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT/ | Product |
| https://github.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT/issues/1928 | ExploitIssue Tracking |
| https://github.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT/issues/1956 | Issue Tracking |
| https://vuldb.com/submit/791734 | ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://vuldb.com/vuln/356525 | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://vuldb.com/vuln/356525/cti | Permissions RequiredVDB Entry |
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Related vulnerabilities
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-5971), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.