CVE-2013-10052
ZPanel Sudo Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 4, 2025, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 5, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Aug. 05, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/zpanel_zsudo.rb Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26451 -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 04, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Tag unsupported-when-assigned Added 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. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CWE CWE-269 Added Reference https://github.com/zpanel/zpanelx Added Reference https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/zpanel_zsudo.rb Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26451 Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zpanel-zsudo-local-priv-esc