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

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-37273",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Docker escape in Auto-GPT when running from docker-compose.yml included in git repo",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2023-37273",
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    "severity": "high",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:21.260260235Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "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"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 487130,
  "published_at": "2023-07-13T22:33:16.889+00:00"
}