---
id: CVE-2026-78971
title: >-
  In Halo <= 2.25.4, the plugin management feature allows users to
  install/update malicious plugins, which could let attackers execute any
  command with Halo process permissions.
summary: >-
  In Halo <= 2.25.4, the plugin management feature allows users to
  install/update malicious plugins, which could let attackers execute any
  command with Halo process permissions.
severity: medium
cvss: 4.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-94
published: '2026-09-08'
updated: '2026-09-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-14T15:17:07.613'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78971'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/LING12138-sg/MyCVE-Report/issues/1'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://github.com/halo-dev/halo'
    label: cve@mitre.org
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
exploitAvailable: true
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-14T14:35:21.871554Z'
epss: 0.00235
epssPercentile: 0.12871
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T21:11:12.368Z'
---

## Overview

In Halo <= 2.25.4, the plugin management feature allows users to install/update malicious plugins, which could let attackers execute any command with Halo process permissions.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.