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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-52136

In EMQX before 5.8.6, administrators can install arbitrary novel plugins via the Dashboard web interface.

Published Aug 10, 2025 · catalog updated Aug 12, 2025 · EMQX

Check this week

CVE-2025-52136 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 29.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run EMQX.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Low3.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
29.00%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor emqx EMQX 0 <5.8.6

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor emqx EMQX 0 <5.8.60 <5.8.6

How to fix CVE-2025-52136

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-52136 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 29.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run EMQX.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with emqx EMQX 0 <5.8.6 0 <5.8.6. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 29.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 10, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Aug 12, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-52136

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-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 ins

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Aug 12, 2025. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.