CVE-2023-26039 ZoneMinder vulnerable to OS Command injection in daemonControl() API

What is CVE-2023-26039?

CVE-2023-26039 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Zoneminder Zoneminder, published on 25 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

ZoneMinder is a free, open source Closed-circuit television software application for Linux which supports IP, USB and Analog cameras. Versions prior to 1.36.33 and 1.37.33 contain an OS Command Injection via daemonControl() in (/web/api/app/Controller/HostController.php). Any authenticated user can construct an api command to execute any shell command as the web user. This issue is patched in versions 1.36.33 and 1.37.33.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-26039?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Zoneminder Zoneminder.

How do I fix CVE-2023-26039?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2023-26039 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-26039 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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• CVE-2008-3882 Command injection in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2025-65791 Command injection in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-43360 ZoneMinder Time-based SQL Injection Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-29806 Path traversal in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-8423 SQL injection in n/a Critical 9.8

All Zoneminder Zoneminder vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-26039, GHSA-44q8-h2pw-cc9g, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-26039.