CVE-2013-10052 ZPanel zsudo Local Privilege Escalation
Local attackers can escalate privileges to root via the zsudo binary if misconfigured in sudoers, allowing arbitrary command execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-10052?
CVE-2013-10052 is a high-severity vulnerability in ZPanel, published on 4 Aug 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-10052?
How do I fix CVE-2013-10052?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-10052 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2013-10052 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-10052 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j946-93h7-vxv2.