How broadly exploitable is this vulnerability?

Exploitability depends on how the MetaGPT benchmark components are exposed. If external users, services, or models can supply code or solution content that is evaluated by `check_solution`, then remote exploitation is possible; isolated, local-only use with trusted inputs significantly reduces practical risk.

What level of access does an attacker need?

An attacker needs the ability to influence the inputs that are transformed into executable code by the benchmark evaluation logic—typically through an API, job queue, or pipeline that feeds solutions into HumanEval/MBPP `check_solution`.

What is the safest general fix pattern?

The safest pattern is to remove direct dynamic code execution of untrusted content: avoid building code strings from input and executing them, and instead use controlled, parameterized invocation or pre-defined harnesses that do not allow arbitrary statements, imports, or system interaction.

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.3)

Code Injection via Improper Output Neutralization (CWE-74/CWE-94) in MetaGPT HumanEval/MBPP Benchmarks

CVE-2026-5970

Published:

Apr 9, 2026

Status:

Received

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

Recent Vulnerabilities

CWE-77;CWE-78

CRITICAL RISK

CRITICAL

(9.8)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU CGI Handler setAccessDeviceCfg

Remote Code Execution on the Router

April 12, 2026

CWE-77;CWE-78

CRITICAL RISK

CRITICAL

(9.8)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU CGI setLedCfg Handler

Remote Code Execution on the Router

April 12, 2026

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Code Injection

CWE:

CWE-74;CWE-94

Impact:

Remote Code Execution

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.3)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Code Injection

CWE:

CWE-74;CWE-94

Impact:

Remote Code Execution

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.3)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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Code Injection via Improper Output Neutralization (CWE-74/CWE-94) in MetaGPT HumanEval/MBPP Benchmarks

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

CRITICAL RISK

CRITICAL

(9.8)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU CGI Handler setAccessDeviceCfg

CRITICAL RISK

CRITICAL

(9.8)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU CGI setLedCfg Handler

Vulnerability Type

Vulnerability Type

Vulnerability Type

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