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MaxKB EUVDEUVD-2026-84164

| CVE-2026-79918 MEDIUM
Protection Mechanism Failure (CWE-693)
2026-09-21 GitHub_M
6.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: GitHub_M
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate to MaxKB (PR:L)
  2. Delivery
    Gain tool-code execution in ToolExecutor sandbox
  3. Exploit
    Call unhooked fexecve() with executable fd
  4. Execution
    Spawn process outside subprocess policy
  5. Impact
    Execute commands beyond sandbox boundary

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Protection mechanism completeness
Exploitation Conditions

Requires an authenticated MaxKB user (PR:L) who can execute tool code within the ToolExecutor LD_PRELOAD sandbox - i.e. the deployment must expose a tool/agent feature that runs attacker-influenced code. Limited to versions prior to 2.10.6-lts. The sandbox's LD_PRELOAD shim (installer/sandbox.c) must be the active subprocess-restriction mechanism; the escape works specifically because fexecve was not among the hooked syscalls (execve/execvpe/execveat were). Exploitation is meaningless without the ability to run code inside the sandbox in the first place, so this is a defense-in-depth escape rather than an initial-access vector.

Impact

This is a protection-mechanism bypass (CWE-693): the MaxKB ToolExecutor uses an LD_PRELOAD C shim (installer/sandbox.c) that hooks execve, execvpe, and execveat to block subprocess creation, but omitted fexecve - so an attacker who can already run tool code inside the sandbox can spawn a process outside the intended policy. The vendor CVSS of 6.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L) is reasonable but understates the nature of the flaw: this is a sandbox escape, and once the subprocess barrier is defeated the practical outcome is closer to arbitrary command execution on the host than the 'Low' C/I/A partial-impacts suggest. The mitigating reality is the precondition - the attacker must ALREADY be authenticated (PR:L) AND able to execute code inside a ToolExecutor sandbox, i.e. the sandbox is defense-in-depth around a feature that already runs semi-trusted code, so this is a hardening/escape bug rather than a direct remote-unauth RCE. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit are present in the provided data; the fix is confirmed by the vendor GHSA advisory and commit. Net: a real but conditional issue - patch-worthy for anyone exposing configurable code-execution tools, not a mass-exploitation emergency. The input tag 'Information Disclosure' mislabels this - it is a sandbox/subprocess-policy escape, not primarily a confidentiality leak.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated MaxKB user who can supply or run tool code within the ToolExecutor sandbox writes code that opens a file descriptor to an executable and calls fexecve() instead of execve(), which the LD_PRELOAD shim never hooked. The call bypasses the subprocess-creation policy and launches a process outside the sandbox, giving the attacker code execution beyond the intended tool boundary. No public exploit is identified at time of analysis, though the mechanism is trivially reproducible from the commit diff.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 21, 2026

An authenticated attacker with the ability to execute tool code inside MaxKB (1Panel-dev) deployments running versions prior to 2.10.6-lts can break out of the ToolExecutor subprocess sandbox and start processes that the sandbox is supposed to forbid. The escape exists because the LD_PRELOAD shim in installer/sandbox.c intercepts execve, execvpe and execveat but never hooks fexecve, leaving a gap a local tool-code executer can drive; impact is scored as limited confidentiality, integrity and availability loss (CVSS 3.1 6.3, AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L), and it is a defense-in-depth bypass rather than an initial-access vector, meaning the attacker must already have authenticated access and a code-executing tool/agent feature exposed. No public exploit code identified at time of analysis, and there is no KEV listing; the vendor has released a fix in 2.10.6-lts.

RemediationAI

Upgrade MaxKB to 2.10.6-lts or later, which is the vendor-released patch that adds the missing fexecve hook alongside the existing execve/execvpe/execveat checks (see the release at https://github.com/1Panel-dev/MaxKB/releases/tag/v2.10.6-lts and the fix commit 6fa7947a85030b87977c4026f33af11ca10dd1e6, detailed in GHSA-9mh9-v949-fwqh). If upgrading on a maintained fork or custom build, ensure the installer/sandbox.c change is backported, because the LD_PRELOAD shim is compiled into the deployment and a source-level patch alone will not take effect until it is rebuilt and reloaded. Until then, the most effective compensating control is to remove the precondition entirely: restrict who can create, edit, or invoke tools and agent code (only fully trusted administrators) and, where the feature is not needed, disable tool/agent execution in MaxKB's configuration - the trade-off is loss of the automation and LLM tool-calling functionality for non-privileged users. Because the shim is interposition-based and cannot be trusted as a hard boundary, additionally wrap the MaxKB worker/tool-execution process in a kernel-enforced sandbox such as a container with seccomp/apparmor profiles or a dedicated unprivileged user namespace that denies fork/exec of unexpected binaries - this is more invasive to operate and can break legitimate tool invocations, so it should be validated in staging. Restricting network exposure of the MaxKB instance to trusted networks reduces the AV:N reachability component but does not mitigate an already-authenticated attacker, and monitoring for unexpected child processes spawned by the MaxKB service account can provide detection while the upgrade is scheduled.

Affected VersionsENISA

MaxKB < 2.10.6-lts

Affected Packages

euvd maxkb fix: 2.10.6-lts

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

MaxKB isolates user-supplied tool/agent code with an LD_PRELOAD shared-object sandbox implemented in installer/sandbox.c. That shim uses function interposition to replace libc entry points, and it wraps the process-creation syscall wrappers execve, execvpe and execveat so that calls from sandboxed code are checked against an allow_create_subprocess() policy and rejected when subprocess creation is not permitted. The flaw is a classic CWE-693 protection-mechanism failure caused by incomplete coverage of the equivalent API surface: fexecve(fd, argv, envp) executes a program from an already-open file descriptor and was not interposed, so tool code running under the shim can call fexecve directly and spawn a process without ever touching a hooked symbol. The same commit (6fa7947a85030b87977c4026f33af11ca10dd1e6) adds a fexecve wrapper that resolves the real function, applies the same allow_create_subprocess() check, and returns a permission-denied error, and it also removes the now-unused real_syscall pointer. Because the mechanism is LD_PRELOAD-based interposition rather than a kernel-enforced boundary (seccomp/ptrace/namespaces), any un-hooked path to process creation - of which fexecve was one - undermines the whole policy. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:1panel-dev:maxkb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, i.e. 1Panel-dev MaxKB builds prior to the 2.10.6-lts release.

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Severity by source

Vendor (GitHub_M) PRIMARY 6.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
vuln.today AI 6.3 MEDIUM

Authenticated tool-code execution (PR:L) is the precondition; the escape bypasses an internal barrier rather than granting direct full host compromise, so partial C/I/A and S:U, matching the vendor.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (GitHub_M).

CVSS VectorVendor: GitHub_M

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Sep 21, 2026 - 22:02 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

MaxKB is an open-source AI assistant for enterprise. Prior to version 2.10.6-lts, the ToolExecutor LD_PRELOAD sandbox hooks execve, execvpe, and execveat to prevent subprocess creation but does not hook fexecve. An authenticated attacker able to execute tool code can call fexecve to start a process outside the sandbox's intended subprocess policy. This issue is fixed in version 2.10.6-lts.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 81% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche self-hosted open-source enterprise AI assistant, limited production footprint
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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