CVE-2026-79919: MaxKB function-library sandbox escape: dlopen stack-check bypass via importlib meta-path callbacks and unhooked dlsym(RTLD_NEXT)
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-79919 is a medium (CVSS 6.3) Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability in 1panel-dev maxkb. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 6.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Timeline
- 21-09-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 22-09-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
MaxKB is an open-source AI assistant for enterprise. Prior to version 2.10.6-lts, function-library code running under the LD_PRELOAD sandbox can invoke ctypes.CDLL from an importlib.abc.MetaPathFinder callback so the dlopen call-stack heuristic sees a Python import frame, then use unhooked dlsym with RTLD_NEXT to resolve glibc's real syscall and bypass the sandbox syscall blacklist. An authenticated workspace member can consequently read or write files, execute processes, or access networks as the sandbox user. This issue is fixed in version 2.10.6-lts.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST6.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS trend
Probability
0.39%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
33%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.39% 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 causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
1panel-dev1 product
- maxkb< 2.10.6-lts
1 vendor · 1 product
References
3 links- github.com/1Panel-dev/MaxKB/security/advisories/GHSA-6h35-c779-4v37X Refsource CONFIRM
- github.com/1Panel-dev/MaxKB/releases/tag/v2.10.6-ltsX Refsource MISC