CVE-2025-66446 (GCVE-0-2025-66446)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-11 21:47 – Updated: 2025-12-18 20:41
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
MaxKB has a Python sandbox LD_PRELOAD bypass
Summary
MaxKB is an open-source AI assistant for enterprise. Versions 2.3.1 and below have improper file permissions which allow attackers to overwrite the built-in dynamic linker and other critical files, potentially resulting in privilege escalation. This issue is fixed in version 2.4.0.
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-12-18 20:41 UTC
CWE
- CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/1Panel-dev/MaxKB/security/advi… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/1Panel-dev/MaxKB/releases/tag/v2.4.0 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Panel-dev | MaxKB |
Affected:
< 2.4.0
|
guessed |
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