---
title: "CVE-2026-79916: MaxKB - Command Injection"
description: "MaxKB < 2.10.5-lts contains a command injection caused by unsafe parsing of control characters in AWS credentials fields, letting authenticated workspace members execute commands as root, exploit requires authentication."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-79916/
---

# CVE-2026-79916 MaxKB - Command Injection

MaxKB < 2.10.5-lts contains a command injection caused by unsafe parsing of control characters in AWS credentials fields, letting authenticated workspace members execute commands as root, exploit requires authentication.

CVSS base score 9.1 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.45% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79916)

## Details

Type

Command Injection

Impact

Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L

Published

21 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-78](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 2.10.5-lts or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79916](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79916)
- [https://github.com/1Panel-dev/MaxKB/releases/tag/v2.10.5-lts](https://github.com/1Panel-dev/MaxKB/releases/tag/v2.10.5-lts)
- [https://github.com/1Panel-dev/MaxKB/security/advisories/GHSA-2324-7xjr-9qxg](https://github.com/1Panel-dev/MaxKB/security/advisories/GHSA-2324-7xjr-9qxg)
- [https://github.com/1Panel-dev/MaxKB/commit/a1e413d196004421ab0953ee0baa13d4ca0fe3c4](https://github.com/1Panel-dev/MaxKB/commit/a1e413d196004421ab0953ee0baa13d4ca0fe3c4)
- [https://github.com/1Panel-dev/MaxKB/pull/6418](https://github.com/1Panel-dev/MaxKB/pull/6418)

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- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
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