Emlog Pro 2.5.20 has an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability.
Emlog Pro 2.5.20 has an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability. This vulnerability stems from the admin/template.php component and the admin/plugin.php component. They fail to perform path verification and dangerous code filtering for deletion parameters, allowing attackers to exploit this feature for directory traversal.
- Published
- Dec 8, 2025
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.7% · 53th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-24
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Report tools
Action score
36
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 36 / 40 · 9.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.7%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- proof of concept
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| emlog | emlog | cpe:2.3:a:emlog:emlog |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- emlog emlog2.5.20
Same product
emlog: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2023-44974An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the component /admin/plugin.php of Emlog Pro v2.2.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via45Plan
- CVE-2026-42287Emlog: SQL Injection Vulnerability in log_model.php within addLog() and updateLog() Functions40Plan
- CVE-2023-43291Deserialization of Untrusted Data in emlog pro v.2.1.15 and earlier allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the cache.php com40Plan
- CVE-2021-40883A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in emlog 5.3.1 via content/plugins.40Plan
- CVE-2021-31737emlog v5.3.1 and emlog v6.0.0 have a Remote Code Execution vulnerability due to upload of database backup file in admin/data.php.40Plan
- CVE-2020-21585Vulnerability in emlog v6.0.0 allows user to upload webshells via zip plugin module.40Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-46687220 days apartEmlog Local File Inclusion (LFI)30Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-24 · Path Traversal: '../filedir'CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.