Unauthenticated code execution via remote plugin loading
Published Sep 6, 2026 · Updated Sep 8, 2026
Code injection in Maxim AI Bifrost before 2.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute code through an unauthenticated plugin request. The shared-object loader downloads an HTTP plugin path to a temporary .so, passes it to plugin.Open, and immediately invokes its optional Init function. Code execution requires a compatible dynamically linked Linux or macOS build and disabled management authentication; the official static image is limited to server-side request forgery.
Summary
What happened
Code injection in Maxim AI Bifrost before 2.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute code through an unauthenticated plugin request. The shared-object loader downloads an HTTP plugin path to a temporary .so, passes it to plugin.Open, and immediately invokes its optional Init function. Code execution requires a compatible dynamically linked Linux or macOS build and disabled management authentication; the official static image is limited to server-side request forgery.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-86242
- Published
- Sep 6, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Maxim AI
- Product
- Bifrost
- Classifications
- CWE-94, CWE-306, CWE-284, CAPEC-253, T1190, T1129
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 6, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <2.0.0 changes=[{"at":"2.0.0-prerelease3","status":"unaffected"}]
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- JFrog Bifrost remote-plugin proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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