CVE-2025-53928: MaxKB has RCE in MCP call

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2025-07-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

MaxKB is an open-source AI assistant for enterprise. Prior to versions 1.10.9-lts and 2.0.0, a Remote Command Execution vulnerability exists in the MCP call. Versions 1.10.9-lts and 2.0.0 fix the issue.

Affected products

1Panel-dev MaxKB: before 1.10.9 — fixed in 1.10.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: 1Panel-dev MaxKB 1.10.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/1Panel-dev/MaxKB/releases/tag/v2.0.0
https://github.com/1Panel-dev/MaxKB/security/advisories/GHSA-38q2-4mm7-qf5h

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