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CVE-2025-50286

A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in Grav CMS v1.7.48 allows an authenticated admin to upload a malicious plugin via the /admin/tools/direct-install interface.

EXPLOITHIGH 8.1EPSS 14.7%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.7%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in Grav CMS v1.7.48 allows an authenticated admin to upload a malicious plugin via the /admin/tools/direct-install interface. Once uploaded, the plugin is automatically extracted and loaded, allowing arbitrary PHP code execution and reverse shell access.

CVSS 3.1
8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
14.67% probability · 97th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · first 11 August 2025
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-434
Affected
getgrav/grav
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%8%15%26 September 2026: 13.64%27 October 2026: 14.67%1 November 2026: 14.67%26 September 20261 November 2026

EPSS moved from 13.6% on 26 September 2026 to 14.7% on 1 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-52402source ↗Grav CMS 1.7.48 - Remote Code Execution (RCE)php · /bin/nekowebapps11 August 2025no

References

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