CVE-2026-39417CWE-20CWE-78

MaxKB: RCE via MCP stdio command injection in workflow engine

Medium · published April 14, 2026

CVSS v3.1
4.6
EPSS
0%
Percentile
36.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

MaxKB is an open-source AI assistant for enterprise. Versions 2.7.1 and below contain an incomplete fix for CVE-2025-53928, where a Remote Code Execution vulnerability still exists in the MCP node of the workflow engine. MaxKB only restricts the referencing code path (loading MCP config from the database). The else branch, responsible for loading mcp_servers directly from user-supplied JSON remains completely unpatched. Since mcp_source is an optional field (required=False), an attacker can simply omit it or set it to any non-referencing value to bypass the fix. By calling the workflow creation API directly with a crafted JSON payload, an attacker can inject a complete MCP node configuration with stdio transport, arbitrary command, and args — achieving RCE when the workflow is triggered via chat. This issue has been fixed in version 2.8.0.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.6 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00430 · 36.2th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation; CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Published
2026-04-14T00:03Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 APR 00:03Z
    MaxKB: RCE via MCP stdio command injection in workflow engine
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