{"id":"CVE-2023-37273","aliases":["EUVD-2023-41184","GHSA-x5gj-2chr-4ch6"],"status":"published","title":"Docker escape in Auto-GPT when running from docker-compose.yml included in git repo","description":"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.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00358,"percentile":0.29814,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":true,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-94"],"published":"2023-07-13T22:33:16Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:21Z","exploits":[{"source":"pocgithub","id":"gdesantis01/instructions-summarizing","title":"gdesantis01/instructions-summarizing","date":"2025-06-23","url":"https://github.com/gdesantis01/instructions-summarizing"}],"products":[{"vendor":"agpt","product":"autogpt_classic"},{"vendor":"significant-gravitas","product":"auto-gpt"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/Significant-Gravitas/Auto-GPT/security/advisories/GHSA-x5gj-2chr-4ch6","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Patch","Third Party Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/Significant-Gravitas/Auto-GPT/pull/4761","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","Third Party Advisory","fix"]},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/37xxx/CVE-2023-37273.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37273","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2023-37273","title":"Docker escape in Auto-GPT when running from docker-compose.yml included in git repo","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2023-07-13T22:33:16.889Z","modified":"2024-10-30T18:46:55.656Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-94"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:16.454633Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2023-41184","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2023-07-13T22:33:16Z","modified":"2024-10-30T18:46:55Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:05:13.91882Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2023-37273","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2023-07-13T23:15:10.747Z","modified":"2026-06-17T06:07:51.867Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-94"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:08:15.91037Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2023-37273","title":"Docker escape in Auto-GPT when running from docker-compose.yml included in git repo","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2023-07-13T22:33:16.889Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:21.260260235Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-94"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:32.510144Z"}]}}