includes/functions.php in ZoneMinder Video Server 1.24.0, 1.25.0, and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shel
includes/functions.php in ZoneMinder Video Server 1.24.0, 1.25.0, and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) runState parameter in the packageControl function; or (2) key or (3) command parameter in the setDeviceStatusX10 function.
- Published
- Mar 20, 2013
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 47.9% · 99th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
44
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 14 / 30 · 47.9%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| zoneminder | zoneminder | cpe:2.3:a:zoneminder:zoneminder |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- zoneminder zoneminder1.24.0
- zoneminder zoneminder1.24.1
- zoneminder zoneminder1.24.2
- zoneminder zoneminder1.24.3
- zoneminder zoneminder1.24.4
- zoneminder zoneminder1.25.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | zoneminder | before 1.25.0-4 | 1.25.0-4 |
| Debian:6.0 | zoneminder | before 1.24.2-8+squeeze1 | 1.24.2-8+squeeze1 |
Same product
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- CVE-2024-43360ZoneMinder Time-based SQL Injection41Plan
- CVE-2018-1000832ZoneMinder version <= 1.32.2 contains a Other/Unknown vulnerability in User-controlled parameter that can result in Disclosure of confidenti41Plan
- CVE-2008-3882Unspecified "Command Injection" vulnerability in ZoneMinder 1.23.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1)41Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:zoneminder | 1.25.0-4 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2013-01-24 |
| Metasploit module | exploit/unix/webapp/zoneminder_packagecontrol_execZoneMinder Video Server packageControl Command Executionexploit | 2013-01-22 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Metasploit-57 d
- First PoC-55 d
- Published
- TodaySep 30, 2026+4942 d
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.
No nightly-computed relations.
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
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
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References
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=698910
- www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2640
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24310
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/28/2
- www.osvdb.org/89529
- www.zoneminder.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=20771
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.