CVE-2026-42336: MaxKB: SSRF Bypass via DNS Rebinding in MaxKB OSS URL Fetch
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-42336 is a medium (CVSS 5.1) vulnerability in 1panel-dev maxkb. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.1, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Timeline
- 26-05-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 27-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
MaxKB is an open-source AI assistant for enterprise. MaxKB 2.8.0 and prior are vulnerable to a server-side request forgery (SSRF) bypass in the OSS file service URL fetch functionality due to inconsistent DNS resolution between validation and actual request execution, allowing attackers to access internal network services. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.8.1.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST5.1MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS trend
Probability
0.20%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
10%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Decrease -0.07 pp
From 0.27% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-367Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race ConditionThe product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check.
- CWE-918Server-Side Request ForgeryThe web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination.
Affected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
1panel-dev1 product
- maxkb< 2.8.1
1 vendor · 1 product
References
1 links- github.com/1Panel-dev/MaxKB/security/advisories/GHSA-6m4p-9wwc-4q5qX Refsource CONFIRM