CVE-2025-52136
In EMQX before 5.8.6, administrators can install arbitrary novel plugins via the Dashboard web...
In EMQX before 5.8.6, administrators can install arbitrary novel plugins via the Dashboard web interface. NOTE: the Supplier's position is that this is the intended behavior; however, 5.8.6 adds a defense-in-depth feature in which a plugin's acceptability (for later Dashboard installation) is set by the "emqx ctl plugins allow" CLI command.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
In EMQX before 5.8.6, administrators can install arbitrary novel plugins via the Dashboard web interface. NOTE: the Supplier's position is that this is the intended behavior; however, 5.8.6 adds a defense-in-depth feature in which a plugin's acceptability (for later Dashboard installation) is set by the "emqx ctl plugins allow" CLI command.
- Record
CVE-2025-52136- CVSS 3.1
- 3.0 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-754
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-24070
In EMQX before 5.8.6, administrators can install arbitrary novel plugins via the Dashboard web interface. NOTE: the Supplier's position is that this is the intended behavior; however, 5.8.6 adds a defense-in-depth feature in which a plugin's acceptability (for later Dashboard installation) is set by the "emqx ctl plugins allow" CLI command.
- Record
EUVD-2025-24070- CVSS 3.1
- 3.0 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qh53-xj96-333x
In EMQX before 5.8.6, administrators can install arbitrary novel plugins via the Dashboard web...
In EMQX before 5.8.6, administrators can install arbitrary novel plugins via the Dashboard web interface. NOTE: the Supplier's position is that this is the intended behavior; however, 5.8.6 adds a defense-in-depth feature in which a plugin's acceptability (for later Dashboard installation) is set by the "emqx ctl plugins allow" CLI command.
- Record
GHSA-qh53-xj96-333x- CVSS 3.1
- 3.0 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-754
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In EMQX before 5.8.6, administrators can install arbitrary novel plugins via the Dashboard web interface. NOTE: the Supplier's position is that this is the intended behavior; however, 5.8.6 adds a defense-in-depth feature in which a plugin's acceptability (for later Dashboard installation) is set by the "emqx ctl plugins allow" CLI command.
- Record
CVE-2025-52136- CVSS 3.1
- 3.0 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-754
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | f1r3K0/CVE-2025-52136 | 2025-10-17 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-52136 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.0) in Emqx, published August 10, 2025. Its validity is disputed. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 23rd percentile.