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CVE-2024-6091 — Vulnerability in agpt — CVE Details

CRITICAL

AutoGPT bypass of the shell commands denylist settings

Published September 11, 2024Updated June 29, 2026Source: osv

Summary

A vulnerability in significant-gravitas/autogpt version 0.5.1 allows an attacker to bypass the shell commands denylist settings. The issue arises when the denylist is configured to block specific commands, such as `whoami` and `/bin/whoami`. An attacker can circumvent this restriction by executing commands with a modified path, such as `/bin/./whoami`, which is not recognized by the denylist.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published September 11, 2024 (761 days ago).
  • Last revised June 29, 2026 — 656 days after initial publication.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: pypi (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
agpt
pypi
0.2.2Range-based data available

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

  • CWE-78
    OS Command InjectionMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-6091?
AutoGPT bypass of the shell commands denylist settings This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2024-6091?
CVE-2024-6091 affects agpt. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2024-6091 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-g84q-54hf-36rg
PYSEC-2026-257

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