6.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-79917
MaxKB: Chat share-link endpoint missing owner check: a chat token can publish another user's conversation
Description

MaxKB is an open-source AI assistant for enterprise. In 2.7.0 through 2.10.4-lts, POST /chat/api/{application_id}/chat/{chat_id}/share_chat verifies that a conversation exists but does not verify that it belongs to the authenticated chat_user_id or to the application bound to the caller's token. An attacker with any chat token and a known victim chat_id can create an unauthenticated public ChatShareLink exposing the victim's conversation and can create PublicFileAccess state that makes associated files retrievable without credentials, with no available revoke path. No fixed version is available as of this review.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 21, 2026, 9:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 21, 2026, 9:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-79917 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Maxkb maxkb
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Implement access control checks to ensure users can only access their own conversations.
  • Verify conversation ownership before sharing.
  • Validate application token against conversation.
  • Ensure proper authorization for file access.
  • Implement a revocation mechanism for shared items.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/1Panel-dev/MaxKB/security/advisories/GHSA-m8gr-554p-8r82
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 21, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description MaxKB is an open-source AI assistant for enterprise. In 2.7.0 through 2.10.4-lts, POST /chat/api/{application_id}/chat/{chat_id}/share_chat verifies that a conversation exists but does not verify that it belongs to the authenticated chat_user_id or to the application bound to the caller's token. An attacker with any chat token and a known victim chat_id can create an unauthenticated public ChatShareLink exposing the victim's conversation and can create PublicFileAccess state that makes associated files retrievable without credentials, with no available revoke path. No fixed version is available as of this review.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-285
    Added CWE CWE-639
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/79xxx/CVE-2026-79917.json">CVE-2026-79917</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/1Panel-dev/MaxKB/security/advisories/GHSA-m8gr-554p-8r82
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