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        "state": "PUBLISHED",
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        "dateReserved": "2026-05-07T18:04:17.308Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-08-20T14:35:11.726Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-08-20T14:35:11.726Z"
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            "title": "EMQX: Stale plugins allow grants amplify a compromised admin/API key to remote code execution",
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                            "cweId": "CWE-345",
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                            "description": "CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity",
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                        {
                            "cweId": "CWE-672",
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                            "description": "CWE-672: Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release",
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                    "cvssV3_1": {
                        "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
                        "attackVector": "NETWORK",
                        "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
                        "baseScore": 6.6,
                        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
                        "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
                        "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
                        "privilegesRequired": "HIGH",
                        "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                        "userInteraction": "NONE",
                        "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                        "version": "3.1"
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                {
                    "name": "https://github.com/emqx/emqx/security/advisories/GHSA-cp9x-5qwc-fj6r",
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                    "url": "https://github.com/emqx/emqx/security/advisories/GHSA-cp9x-5qwc-fj6r"
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                {
                    "name": "https://github.com/emqx/emqx/pull/17200",
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                    "url": "https://github.com/emqx/emqx/pull/17200"
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                    "name": "https://github.com/emqx/emqx/pull/17201",
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                    "url": "https://github.com/emqx/emqx/pull/17201"
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                    "name": "https://github.com/emqx/emqx/commit/2f926359fa847dd9928a8e94d3e342f5621806f4",
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                    "name": "https://github.com/emqx/emqx/commit/efa1ca1bef1517f1f87e1d562f8db8750b6d6ce3",
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                        "x_refsource_MISC"
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                    "url": "https://github.com/emqx/emqx/commit/efa1ca1bef1517f1f87e1d562f8db8750b6d6ce3"
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                {
                    "name": "https://github.com/emqx/emqx/releases/tag/6.0.3",
                    "tags": [
                        "x_refsource_MISC"
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                    "url": "https://github.com/emqx/emqx/releases/tag/6.0.3"
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                {
                    "name": "https://github.com/emqx/emqx/releases/tag/6.1.2",
                    "tags": [
                        "x_refsource_MISC"
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                    "url": "https://github.com/emqx/emqx/releases/tag/6.1.2"
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                {
                    "name": "https://github.com/emqx/emqx/releases/tag/6.2.1",
                    "tags": [
                        "x_refsource_MISC"
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                    "url": "https://github.com/emqx/emqx/releases/tag/6.2.1"
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                {
                    "name": "https://github.com/emqx/emqx/releases/tag/e5.10.4",
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                        "x_refsource_MISC"
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                    "url": "https://github.com/emqx/emqx/releases/tag/e5.10.4"
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                {
                    "name": "https://github.com/emqx/emqx/releases/tag/e5.8.11",
                    "tags": [
                        "x_refsource_MISC"
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                    "url": "https://github.com/emqx/emqx/releases/tag/e5.8.11"
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            "affected": [
                {
                    "vendor": "emqx",
                    "product": "emqx",
                    "versions": [
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                            "version": "< 5.8.11",
                            "status": "affected"
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                        {
                            "version": ">= 5.9.0, < 5.9.3",
                            "status": "affected"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": ">= 5.10.0, < 5.10.4",
                            "status": "affected"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": ">= 6.0.0, < 6.0.3",
                            "status": "affected"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": ">= 6.1.0, < 6.1.2",
                            "status": "affected"
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                        {
                            "version": ">= 6.2.0, < 6.2.1",
                            "status": "affected"
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                "dateUpdated": "2026-08-20T14:35:11.726Z"
            },
            "descriptions": [
                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "EMQX is a scalable and reliable MQTT broker for AI, IoT, IIoT, and connected vehicles. Prior to versions 5.8.11, 5.9.3, 5.10.4, 6.0.3, 6.1.2, and 6.2.1, the plugin-install REST API and dashboard upload accepted stale grants created with emqx ctl plugins allow because there was no five-minute grant lifetime or SHA-256 package binding. An attacker with a compromised dashboard administrator credential or API key with plugin-install permission who finds a stale allowed name and version can upload attacker-controlled bytes under the allowed .tar.gz filename through POST /api/v5/plugins/install or the dashboard plugin upload. The broker then installs and runs attacker-controlled Erlang code with the privileges of the EMQX process. This issue is fixed in versions 5.8.11, 5.9.3, 5.10.4, 6.0.3, 6.1.2, and 6.2.1."
                }
            ],
            "source": {
                "advisory": "GHSA-cp9x-5qwc-fj6r",
                "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
            }
        }
    }
}