CVE-2013-10052 – ZPanel Sudo Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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CVE-2013-10052 vulnerability over time.

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  • 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
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