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zoneminder — security advisory
RCE (Remote Code Execution) exists in ZoneMinder through 1.36.33 as an attacker can create a new .php log file in language folder, while executing a crafted payload and escalate privileges allowing execution of any commands on the remote system.
- 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-2023-31493
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 00:50 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
RCE (Remote Code Execution) exists in ZoneMinder through 1.36.33 as an attacker can create a new .php log file in language folder, while executing a crafted payload and escalate privileges allowing execution of any commands on the remote system.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31493
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Complete source record
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