Deserialization Vulnerability in FoundationAgents MetaGPT
CVE-2026-10566

4.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 June 2026

Badges

๐Ÿ‘พ Exploit Exists๐ŸŸก Public PoC

What is CVE-2026-10566?

A deserialization vulnerability has been identified in FoundationAgents MetaGPT versions up to 0.8.2. This flaw resides within the Message.check_instruct_content function located in the metagpt/schema.py file. By manipulating the argument mapping, an attacker can exploit the vulnerability, enabling deserialization that could facilitate malicious local execution attacks. Although the project maintainers were alerted to the issue via an early report, no resolution has been provided yet. This could pose significant risks to users, as the exploit is publicly accessible.

Affected Version(s)

MetaGPT 0.8.0

MetaGPT 0.8.1

MetaGPT 0.8.2

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

References

CVSS V4

Score:
4.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • ๐ŸŸก

    Public PoC available

  • ๐Ÿ‘พ

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

ASUKA39 (VulDB User)
VulDB CNA Team
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