A file disclosure and inclusion vulnerability exists in web/views/file.php in ZoneMinder…
Priority LOW 25CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
A file disclosure and inclusion vulnerability exists in web/views/file.php in ZoneMinder 1.x through v1.30.0 because of unfiltered user-input being passed to readfile(), which allows an authenticated attacker to read local system files (e.g., /etc/passwd) in the context of the web server user (www-data). The attack vector is a .. (dot dot) in the path parameter within a zm/index.php?view=file&path= request.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00451 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:zoneminder:zoneminder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.30.0 | Vulnerable | ZoneMinder |
- cpe:2.3:a:zoneminder:zoneminder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.30.0 Vulnerable ·ZoneMinder
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-5595
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-88gp-83c5-44hg
References
More Zoneminder vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-40444 ZoneMinder v1.36.34 is vulnerable to Command Injection in web/views/image.php. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-11269 ZoneMinder vulnerable to Missing Authorization CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-18665 Database log access in ZoneMinder CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2022-12167 ZoneMinder before 1.36.13 allows remote code execution via an invalid language. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-29012 ZoneMinder Time-based SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-11270 ZoneMinder contains Local File Inclusion vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-5595 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-5595 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-88gp-83c5-44hg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-5595 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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