{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "versions": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              },
              {
                "fixed": "0.4.3"
              }
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "80151dd6b2870dc6f91aafadb3a451f2e440a3ba"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/Significant-Gravitas/AutoGPT",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "versions": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              },
              {
                "fixed": "0.4.3"
              }
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "80151dd6b2870dc6f91aafadb3a451f2e440a3ba"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/significant-gravitas/auto-gpt",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "GHSA-x5gj-2chr-4ch6"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "GitHub_M",
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-94"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/37xxx/CVE-2023-37273.json"
  },
  "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.",
  "id": "CVE-2023-37273",
  "modified": "2026-04-01T23:08:59.736988378Z",
  "published": "2023-07-13T22:33:16.889Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/37xxx/CVE-2023-37273.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/Significant-Gravitas/Auto-GPT/security/advisories/GHSA-x5gj-2chr-4ch6"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37273"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/Significant-Gravitas/Auto-GPT/pull/4761"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.3",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Docker escape in Auto-GPT when running from docker-compose.yml included in git repo"
}