RCE (Remote Code Execution) exists in ZoneMinder through 1.36.33 as an attacker can…
Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
RCE (Remote Code Execution) exists in ZoneMinder through 1.36.33 as an attacker can create a new .php log file in language folder, while executing a crafted payload and escalate privileges allowing execution of any commands on the remote system.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00488 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
| 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 1.36.33 | Vulnerable | ZoneMinder |
- cpe:2.3:a:zoneminder:zoneminder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.36.33 Vulnerable ·ZoneMinder
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-31493
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
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