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MaxKB: Broken Access Control in MaxKB OSS URL Fetch API

Type: advisorySources: OSV

MaxKB is an open-source AI assistant for enterprise. MaxKB 2.8.0 and prior are vulnerable to a broken access control vulnerability in the OSS file service URL fetch API (chat/api/oss/get_url). The endpoint uses application_id from the URL path without validating ownership, allowing attackers to perform operations under other applications’ policies. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.8.1.

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CVEs
CVE-2026-42337
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2 Nov 2026, 20:05 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

MaxKB: Broken Access Control in MaxKB OSS URL Fetch API

core-osv · Original source

Published 26 May 2026, 20:19 UTC

MaxKB is an open-source AI assistant for enterprise. MaxKB 2.8.0 and prior are vulnerable to a broken access control vulnerability in the OSS file service URL fetch API (chat/api/oss/get_url). The endpoint uses application_id from the URL path without validating ownership, allowing attackers to perform operations under other applications’ policies. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.8.1.

osv:CVE-2026-42337
Complete source record
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