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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-39421

MaxKB is an open-source AI assistant for enterprise.

Published Apr 14, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · MaxKB is an open-source

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No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-39421. EPSS is 0.45%. Act only if a listed version of MaxKB is an open-source is installed.

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  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (MaxKB is an open-source).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.45%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe maxkb/maxkb

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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  • cpe maxkb/maxkbversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-39421

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-39421. EPSS is 0.45%. Act only if a listed version of MaxKB is an open-source is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure; CWE-94: Code Injection. EPSS 0.45%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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 n

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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 n

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-39421

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-39421

    30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-39421

    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 th

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.