Vulnerability · Published Apr 14, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-39425MaxKB: Stored XSS via Unsanitized html_rander Tags in Markdown Rendering
Medium 5.1
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in MaxKB from 1Panel-dev. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
MaxKB is an open-source AI assistant for enterprise. Versions 2.7.1 and below contain a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject arbitrary HTML and JavaScript into the Application prologue (Opening Remarks) field by wrapping malicious payloads in <html_rander> tags. The backend fails to sanitize or encode HTML entities in the prologue field when applications are created or updated via the /admin/api/workspace/{workspace_id}/application endpoint, storing the raw payload directly in the database. The frontend then renders this content using an innerHTML-equivalent mechanism, trusting <html_rander>-wrapped content to be safe, which enables persistent DOM-based Stored XSS execution against any visitor who opens the affected chatbot interface. Exploitation can lead to session hijacking, unauthorized actions performed on behalf of victims (such as deleting workspaces or applications), and sensitive data exposure. This issue has been fixed in version 2.8.0.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| 1Panel-dev | MaxKB | < 2.8.0 |
Weakness: CWE-80 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
References
- https://github.com/1Panel-dev/MaxKB/security/advisories/GHSA-3rq5-pgm7-pvp4 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/1Panel-dev/MaxKB/releases/tag/v2.8.0 x_refsource_MISC