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CVE-2025-67510: neuron-ai · Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

Affects neuron-aiSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.4 Critical : upgrade to 2.8.12 as a priority.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.4Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 34% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.8.12
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 10 Dec 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade neuron-core/neuron-ai to 2.8.12.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubneuron-core/neuron-aipkg:github/neuron-core/neuron-aiOther threatsAffected
  • <2.8.12
Fixed in
  • 2.8.12

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AI-suggested

European organizations should immediately upgrade neuron-ai to version 2.8.12 or later to apply the official fix. Until patching is possible, restrict the database user privileges used by the MySQLWriteTool to the minimum necessary, avoiding broad privileges such as DROP, ALTER, or GRANT. Implement strict input validation and sanitization on all inputs to the AI agents, especially those that can influence SQL commands. Deploy network-level controls such as firewalls and API gateways to limit exposure of neuron-ai agents to untrusted or external networks. Monitor database logs and application logs for unusual or unauthorized SQL commands indicative of exploitation attempts. Employ runtime application self-protection (RASP) or database activity monitoring solutions to detect and block malicious queries. Conduct security reviews of AI agent deployments to ensure that tools with write capabilities are not exposed to untrusted inputs or users. Finally, establish incident response plans specific to database compromise scenarios to enable rapid containment and recovery.

Description

Neuron is a PHP framework for creating and orchestrating AI Agents. In versions 2.8.11 and below, the MySQLWriteTool executes arbitrary SQL provided by the caller using PDO::prepare() + execute() without semantic restrictions. This is consistent with the name (“write tool”), but in an LLM/agent context it becomes a high-risk capability: prompt injection or indirect prompt manipulation can cause execution of destructive queries such as DROP TABLE, TRUNCATE, DELETE, ALTER, or privilege-related statements (subject to DB permissions). Deployments that expose an agent with MySQLWriteTool enabled to untrusted input and/or run the tool with a DB user that has broad privileges are impacted. This issue is fixed in version 2.8.12.

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