CVE-2026-5971 (GCVE-0-2026-5971)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-09 18:00 – Updated: 2026-04-13 20:14
VLAI?
Title
FoundationAgents MetaGPT XML action_node.py ActionNode.xml_fill eval injection
Summary
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.
Severity ?
6.9 (Medium)
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
7.3 (High)
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
7.3 (High)
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
CWE
  • CWE-95 - Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code
  • CWE-94 - Code Injection
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
FoundationAgents MetaGPT Affected: 0.8.0
Affected: 0.8.1
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Credits
Eric-c (VulDB User) VulDB CNA Team
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