CVE-2012-10048
Zenoss 3.x showDaemonXMLConfig Command Execution
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.7 High
- Published
- Aug 8, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 7, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 8, 2025
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.7 High | 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 | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Zenoss CoreZenoss, Inc. |
|
References
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20205exploit
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/zenoss_showdaemonxmlconfig_exec.rbexploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37571exploit
- http://web.archive.org/web/20221203180334/https://itsecuritysolutions.org/2012-07-30-zenoss-3.2.1-multiple-security-vulnerabilities/technical-descriptionexploit
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/zenoss/product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zenoss-command-executionthird-party-advisory
Every record here comes from the CVE Program’s CVE List. © 1999–2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. The records are reproduced under the CVE Program terms of use.