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TI-2013-06193 Aliases CVE-2013-10052GHSA-j946-93h7-vxv2

ZPanel zsudo Local Privilege Escalation

Priority HIGH 72CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

ZPanel includes a helper binary named zsudo, intended to allow restricted privilege escalation for administrative tasks. However, when misconfigured in /etc/sudoers, zsudo can be invoked by low-privileged users to execute arbitrary commands as root. This flaw enables local attackers with shell access to escalate privileges by writing a payload to a writable directory and executing it via zsudo. The vulnerability is particularly impactful in post-exploitation scenarios following web server compromise, where the attacker inherits access to zsudo.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00367 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ZPanel ProjectZPanelall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • ZPanel VendorZPanel Project Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-10052
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j946-93h7-vxv2

References

Exploit 2

Other 1

  • TI-2013-06194 ZPanel <= 10.0.0.2 htpasswd Module Username Command Execution CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2013-01867 ZPanel through 10.1.0 has Remote Command Execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8

Sources

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