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High · 7.1 Public exploit CVE-2023-26039 EUVD-2023-29925

ZoneMinder vulnerable to OS Command injection in daemonControl() API

Published Feb 25, 2023 · Updated Mar 10, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Vendor: ZoneMinder Product: zoneminder Package: zoneminder Package: zoneminder Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

ZoneMinder is a free, open source Closed-circuit television software application for Linux which supports IP, USB and Analog cameras. Versions prior to 1.36.33 and 1.37.33 contain an OS Command Injection via daemonControl() in (/web/api/app/Controller/HostController.php). Any authenticated user can construct an api command to execute any shell command as the web user. This issue is patched in versions 1.36.33 and 1.37.33.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
ZoneMinder zoneminder < 1.36.33, >= 1.37.0, < 1.37.33 —

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 ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 zoneminder 1.36.33+dfsg1-1 —
Debian 13 zoneminder 1.36.33+dfsg1-1 —
Debian 12 zoneminder 1.36.33+dfsg1-1 —

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 zoneminder No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS zoneminder No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 zoneminder No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS zoneminder No fix yet —
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS zoneminder No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS zoneminder No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS zoneminder No fix yet —

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.

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GitHub 1 repository

  • ungabunga-ctf/CVE-2023-26039 ★ 0 · Jul 17, 2026

    CVE-2023-26039 - ZoneMinder. Any authenticated user can construct an api command to execute any shell command as the web user.

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

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