CVE-2026-5971

HIGHNVD 7.37.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-04-09. NVD baseline CVSS 7.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
7.3
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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 v3
7.3
EG Score
7.3(medium)
EPSS
31.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 9, 2026

Last Modified

April 29, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Apr 29, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Feature: Add QEMU microVM sandboxed code execution (exec-sandbox) as alternative to host-process exec() · Issue #1956 · FoundationAgents/MetaGPT · GitHub

https://github.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT/issues/1956
generic

Arbitrary Code Execution in ActionNode via eval() Injection · Issue #1928 · FoundationAgents/MetaGPT · GitHub

https://github.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT/issues/1928
generic

GitHub - FoundationAgents/MetaGPT: 🌟 The Multi-Agent Framework: First AI Software Company, Towards Natural Language Programming · GitHub

https://github.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT/

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
pipmetagpt—ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
metagpt0.1 ... 0.8.1 (29 versions)——

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 44× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-5971?
CVE-2026-5971 is a high vulnerability published on April 9, 2026. A flaw has been found in FoundationAgents MetaGPT up to 0.8.1. This vulnerability affects the function ActionNode.xmlfill of the file metagpt/actions/actionnode.py of the component XML Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper neutralization of directives in dynamically evaluated code.…
When was CVE-2026-5971 disclosed?
CVE-2026-5971 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 9, 2026, with the most recent update on April 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-5971 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-5971 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 31.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-5971?
CVE-2026-5971 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-5971?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-5971, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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