CVE-2024-56137: MaxKB RCE vulnerability in function library

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2025-01-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-78

Description

MaxKB, which stands for Max Knowledge Base, is an open source knowledge base question-answering system based on a large language model and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). Prior to version 1.9.0, a remote command execution vulnerability exists in the module of function library. The vulnerability allow privileged‌ users to execute OS command in custom scripts. The vulnerability has been fixed in v1.9.0.

Affected products

1Panel-dev MaxKB: before 1.9.0 — fixed in 1.9.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: 1Panel-dev MaxKB 1.9.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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