# CVE-2012-10048: Zenoss 3.x showDaemonXMLConfig Command Execution

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2025-08-08 · Updated: 2026-04-07

## Affected

- Zenoss, Inc. Zenoss Core: 3.0

## Description

Zenoss Core 3.x contains a command injection vulnerability in the showDaemonXMLConfig endpoint. The daemon parameter is passed directly to a Popen() call in ZenossInfo.py without proper sanitation, allowing authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands on the server as the zenoss user.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Zenoss, Inc. Zenoss Core, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20205
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/zenoss_showdaemonxmlconfig_exec.rb
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37571
- http://web.archive.org/web/20221203180334/https://itsecuritysolutions.org/2012-07-30-zenoss-3.2.1-multiple-security-vulnerabilities/
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/zenoss/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zenoss-command-execution
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/zenoss_showdaemonxmlconfig_exec.rb

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