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zoneminder — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: UBUNTU-CVE-2026-27470

ZoneMinder is a free, open source closed-circuit television software application. In versions 1.36.37 and below and 1.37.61 through 1.38.0, there is a second-order SQL Injection vulnerability in the web/ajax/status.php file within the getNearEvents() function. Event field values (specifically Name and Cause) are stored safely via parameterized queries but are later retrieved and concatenated directly into SQL WHERE clauses without escaping. An authenticated user with Events edit and view permissions can exploit this to execute arbitrary SQL queries.

Products
zoneminder
Affected versions
1.28.1-8, 1.29.0+dfsg-1, 1.29.0+dfsg-1ubuntu1, 1.29.0+dfsg-1ubuntu2, 1.29.0+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm1, 1.32.3-2build1, 1.32.3-2ubuntu1, 1.32.3-2ubuntu2, 1.32.3-2ubuntu2+esm1, 1.36.10+dfsg1-1, 1.36.11+dfsg1-1, 1.36.12+dfsg1-1, 1.36.12+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 1.36.33+dfsg1-1build1, 1.36.33+dfsg1-1build2, 1.36.33+dfsg1-1build3, 1.36.33+dfsg1-1build4, 1.36.35+dfsg1-1, 1.36.37+dfsg1-1, 1.36.7+dfsg1-1
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-27470
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 02:43 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-27470

core-osv · Original source

Published 21 Feb 2026, 08:16 UTC

ZoneMinder is a free, open source closed-circuit television software application. In versions 1.36.37 and below and 1.37.61 through 1.38.0, there is a second-order SQL Injection vulnerability in the web/ajax/status.php file within the getNearEvents() function. Event field values (specifically Name and Cause) are stored safely via parameterized queries but are later retrieved and concatenated directly into SQL WHERE clauses without escaping. An authenticated user with Events edit and view permissions can exploit this to execute arbitrary SQL queries.

osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2026-27470

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Complete source record
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        "https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/releases/tag/1.36.38",
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