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[0day-rubbish] HiveMQ Platform 4.54.0 Pre-authentication RCE (default credentials + Zip-Slip) (9.8)


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Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 07:24:46 +0000

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SUBJECT: [0day-rubbish] HiveMQ Platform 4.54.0 Pre-authentication RCE (default credentials + Zip-Slip) (9.8)
FROM: disclosure () 0day-rubbish com
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0day Rubbish Research Team is publicly disclosing a vulnerability in HiveMQ Platform 4.54.0.

Type: Pre-authentication RCE (default credentials + Zip-Slip) (CWE-22)
CVSS: 9.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Impact: Full host compromise as root on root-run deployments; at minimum arbitrary file write as the HiveMQ user on 
hardened deployments. An attacker can disrupt IoT messaging infrastructure and execute arbitrary commands on the host.
Authentication: unauthenticated / pre-auth

Full technical analysis and a reproducible proof-of-concept:
  https://0day-rubbish.com/blog/hivemq-zipslip-cron-root-rce

Project archive (ongoing disclosure series):
  https://github.com/Exploit-Garbage/0day-Rubbish

Vendor has been notified. CVE ID is pending.

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0day Rubbish Research Team
disclosure () 0day-rubbish com
https://0day-rubbish.com
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