Medium severity · published Apr 14, 2026
CVE-2026-39417
MaxKB: RCE via MCP stdio command injection in workflow engine
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
MaxKB is an open-source AI assistant for enterprise. Versions 2.7.1 and below contain an incomplete fix for CVE-2025-53928, where a Remote Code Execution vulnerability still exists in the MCP node of the workflow engine. MaxKB only restricts the referencing code path (loading MCP config from the database). The else branch, responsible for loading mcp_servers directly from user-supplied JSON remains completely unpatched. Since mcp_source is an optional field (required=False), an attacker can simply omit it or set it to any non-referencing value to bypass the fix. By calling the workflow creation API directly with a crafted JSON payload, an attacker can inject a complete MCP node configuration with stdio transport, arbitrary command, and args — achieving RCE when the workflow is triggered via chat. This issue has been fixed in version 2.8.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 16% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
MaxKB · 1Panel-dev
< 2.8.0 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39417
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-39417
Patch
https://github.com/1Panel-dev/MaxKB/commit/50e96002ee5dca34c68d3d9333b64ea358c92304
Release Notes
https://github.com/1Panel-dev/MaxKB/releases/tag/v2.8.0
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/1Panel-dev/MaxKB/security/advisories/GHSA-pw52-326g-r5xj
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