CVE-2022-29806

Description

ZoneMinder before 1.36.13 allows remote code execution via an invalid language. Ability to create a debug log file at an arbitrary pathname contributes to exploitability.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗

Release	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Debian 14	zoneminder	1.36.13+dfsg1-1	—
Debian 13	zoneminder	1.36.13+dfsg1-1	—
Debian 12	zoneminder	1.36.13+dfsg1-1	—

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗

Release	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS	zoneminder	1.36.12+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1	USN-5889-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS	zoneminder	1.32.3-2ubuntu2+esm1	USN-5889-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS	zoneminder	1.29.0+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm1	USN-5889-1

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Metasploit 1 module

ZoneMinder Language Settings Remote Code Execution
exploit/unix/webapp/zoneminder_lang_exec

GitHub 1 repository

Sigm0n/CVE-2022-29806 ★ 3 · Apr 28, 2025

ZoneMinder up to 1.36.12 Language privilege escalation (and RCE) - Poc Exploit

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Advisories 1

USN-5889-1 zoneminder vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 25, 2026

ZoneMinder before 1.36.13 allows remote code execution via an invalid language. Ability to create a debug log file at an arbitrary pathname…