CVE-2025-12844Network attack vectorHinoki check available

Subscriber-level conditional code execution via PHAR path deserialization

Published Nov 13, 2025 · Updated Nov 13, 2025

PHP object injection in Meow Apps AI Engine 3.1.8 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to trigger PHAR deserialization via REST requests. The rest_simpleTranscribeAudio and rest_simpleVisionQuery handlers accept an options path that downstream file operations treat as a stream-wrapper path, so a phar:// value deserializes archive metadata. Subscriber-level access is sufficient, but impact requires another installed plugin or theme to supply a usable POP chain; resulting actions depend on that chain and include sensitive-data retrieval, file deletion, or code execution.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability0.42%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

PHP object injection in Meow Apps AI Engine 3.1.8 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to trigger PHAR deserialization via REST requests. The rest_simpleTranscribeAudio and rest_simpleVisionQuery handlers accept an options path that downstream file operations treat as a stream-wrapper path, so a phar:// value deserializes archive metadata. Subscriber-level access is sufficient, but impact requires another installed plugin or theme to supply a usable POP chain; resulting actions depend on that chain and include sensitive-data retrieval, file deletion, or code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-12844
Published
Nov 13, 2025
Updated
Nov 13, 2025
Vendor
Jordy Meow
Product
AI Engine
Classifications
CWE-502, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 13, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=* <=3.1.8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Jordy Meow · AI Engineversion=* <=3.1.8

Published CVSS scores

7.1WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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