CVE-2025-53928 MaxKB has RCE in MCP call

Medium 4.6 Published 17 Jul 2025 Updated 17 Jul 2025

Attackers can execute arbitrary commands via the MCP call feature in MaxKB, requiring an upgrade to patched versions.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-53928?

CVE-2025-53928 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in 1Panel-dev MaxKB, published on 17 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

MaxKB is an open-source AI assistant for enterprise. Prior to versions 1.10.9-lts and 2.0.0, a Remote Command Execution vulnerability exists in the MCP call. Versions 1.10.9-lts and 2.0.0 fix the issue.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53928?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Maxkb Maxkb.

How do I fix CVE-2025-53928?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-53928 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2025-53928 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-53928 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-38q2-4mm7-qf5h.