Path Traversal in Foundationagents Metagpt
CVE-2026-19059
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (11.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 11th percentile — 11.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Foundationagents Metagpt — versions 0.8.0, 0.8.1, 0.8.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gist.github.com/tchen200311/cde7fa2213f3df85d19c1928e3c4a509 (exploit)
- vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-19059 (third-party-advisory)
- vuldb.com/submit/864278 (third-party-advisory)
- vuldb.com/vuln/386516 (technical-description, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/vuln/386516/cti (signature, permissions-required)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-19059?
- CVE-2026-19059 is a low-severity vulnerability in Foundationagents Metagpt, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2026-08-06.
- How severe is CVE-2026-19059?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.