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CVE-2026-39421 Detail

Description

MaxKB is an open-source AI assistant for enterprise. Versions 2.7.1 and below contain a sandbox escape vulnerability in the ToolExecutor component. By leveraging Python's ctypes library to execute raw system calls, an authenticated attacker with workspace privileges can bypass the LD_PRELOAD-based sandbox.so module to achieve arbitrary code execution via direct kernel system calls, enabling full network exfiltration and container compromise. The library intercepts critical standard system functions such as execve, system, connect, and open. It also intercepts mprotect to prevent PROT_EXEC (executable memory) allocations within the sandboxed Python processes, but pkey_mprotect is not blocked. This issue has been fixed in version 2.8.0.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/1Panel-dev/MaxKB/commit/479701a4d2e6059506bad0057a66bed91abb5aef GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/1Panel-dev/MaxKB/releases/tag/v2.8.0 GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/1Panel-dev/MaxKB/security/advisories/GHSA-9c6w-j7w5-3gf7 GitHub, Inc.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') GitHub, Inc.  
CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure GitHub, Inc.  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-39421
NVD Published Date:
04/13/2026
NVD Last Modified:
04/13/2026
Source:
GitHub, Inc.