CVE-2026-6111: MetaGPT affected by server-side request forgery in metagpt/utils/common.py

April 12, 2026 (updated April 14, 2026)

A security flaw has been discovered in FoundationAgents MetaGPT up to 0.8.2. This impacts the function decode_image of the file metagpt/utils/common.py. The manipulation of the argument img_url_or_b64 results in server-side request forgery. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

References

github.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT
github.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT/issues/1934
github.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT/pull/1941
github.com/advisories/GHSA-r5v8-c28h-f8r8
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6111
vuldb.com/submit/791762
vuldb.com/vuln/356971
vuldb.com/vuln/356971/cti

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