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CVE-2026-30971GHSA-G66M-77FQ-79V9

ZoneMinder: Authenticated RCE via command injection in monitor Device Path

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 1.36.40, 1.38.2, 1.39.2
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: poc
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

ZoneMinder is a free, open source closed-circuit television software application. Prior to 1.39.2, 1.38.2, and 1.36.40, ZoneMinder interpolates an unvalidated monitor Device field into shell commands in PHP and Perl control paths when an authenticated user with monitor-create or monitor-edit permission saves a Local monitor whose Device Path contains shell metacharacters and the monitor control or startup path runs. In this attack mechanism, the stored Device value reaches Perl qx() and backtick execution before zmdc.pl argument detainting, while separate PHP command paths use bypassable escapeshellcmd defenses. The attacker can execute arbitrary commands as the web server user. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.39.2, 1.38.2, and 1.36.40.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • ZoneMinder zoneminder

    fixed in 1.36.40; From 1.38.0 · fixed in 1.38.2; From 1.39.0 · fixed in 1.39.2

References 2

GitHub · ZoneMinder/zoneminder