Vulnerability · Published Aug 6, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-19059FoundationAgents MetaGPT editor.py read path traversal
Low 3.3
In plain English
A low-severity path traversal in MetaGPT from FoundationAgents. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability was determined in FoundationAgents MetaGPT up to 0.8.2. This affects the function read of the file metagpt/tools/libs/editor.py. This manipulation causes path traversal. The attack needs to be launched locally. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| FoundationAgents | MetaGPT | 0.8.00.8.10.8.2 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-386516 | FoundationAgents MetaGPT editor.py read path traversal vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-386516 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-19059 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #864278 | FoundationAgents MetaGPT 1.0.0 Path Traversal third-party-advisory
- https://gist.github.com/tchen200311/cde7fa2213f3df85d19c1928e3c4a509 exploit