Is CVE-2026-79916 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-79916 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-79916?

Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.1, published 21 September 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

1Panel MaxKB before 2.10.5-lts.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-79916?

A patch was published on 2026-07-15: Fix merged in v2.10.5-lts Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-79916 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-79916?

Check whether you run 1Panel MaxKB at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-79916: MaxKB credential injection in AWS Bedrock configuration

CVE-2026-79916 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.1 · Published 2026-09-21

MaxKB is an open-source AI assistant platform that integrates with AWS Bedrock for AI model access. Authenticated users can inject control characters into AWS credential fields, allowing attackers to create malicious AWS profiles that execute arbitrary commands as root. This bypasses normal security controls and enables complete system compromise.

Technologies: 1Panel MaxKB. Vendors: 1Panel.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-79916 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-79916 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-79916?: Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.1, published 21 September 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: 1Panel MaxKB before 2.10.5-lts.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-79916?: A patch was published on 2026-07-15: Fix merged in v2.10.5-lts Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-79916 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-79916?: Check whether you run 1Panel MaxKB at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

The vulnerability exists in the AWS credential management component where unsanitized user input is written to /root/.aws/credentials without validation. Authenticated workspace members can inject newlines and control characters to append a credential_process directive, which botocore will execute during subsequent model validation requests. The attack requires authentication and workspace membership but grants root-level command execution.

Affected products

1Panel MaxKB before 2.10.5-lts

Timeline

2026-09-21: disclosed
2026-07-15: patched: Fix merged in v2.10.5-lts

References

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