CVE-2023-37273

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    CVE-2023-37273

    Published: 13 Jul 2023Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary: Docker escape in Auto-GPT when running from docker-compose.yml included in git repo

    Details: Auto-GPT is an experimental open-source application showcasing the capabilities of the GPT-4 language model. Running Auto-GPT version prior to 0.4.3 by cloning the git repo and executing `docker compose run auto-gpt` in the repo root uses a different docker-compose.yml file from the one suggested in the official docker set up instructions. The docker-compose.yml file located in the repo root mounts itself into the docker container without write protection. This means that if malicious custom python code is executed via the `execute_python_file` and `execute_python_code` commands, it can overwrite the docker-compose.yml file and abuse it to gain control of the host system the next time Auto-GPT is started. The issue has been patched in version 0.4.3.

    References: https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/37xxx/CVE-2023-37273.json, https://github.com/Significant-Gravitas/Auto-GPT/security/advisories/GHSA-x5gj-2chr-4ch6, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37273, https://github.com/Significant-Gravitas/Auto-GPT/pull/4761

    Affected packages

    Package

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -80151dd6b2870dc6f91aafadb3a451f2e440a3ba

    Affected versions

    v0.4.1
    v0.4.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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