CVE-2026-5971: FoundationAgents MetaGPT · Eval Injection
Affects FoundationAgents MetaGPTSource CVE Database V5
Public exploit available · CVSS 6.9 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 32% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
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:PExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Apr 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: evidence found.
CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| FoundationAgentsMetaGPT | Affected
| Fixed in– |
GitHubfoundationagents/MetaGPTpkg:github/foundationagents/MetaGPTOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
The vendor has not yet responded with a remediation. Users should monitor the vendor's channels for updates and consider applying any community or pull request-based mitigations cautiously.
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.
References
- vuldb.com/vuln/356525 (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/vuln/356525/cti (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/submit/791734 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT/issues/1928 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT/issues/1956 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT/ (opens in a new tab)