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ZoneMinder vulnerable to OS Command injection in daemonControl() API

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

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CVEs
CVE-2023-26039
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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7 Nov 2026, 12:20 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

ZoneMinder vulnerable to OS Command injection in daemonControl() API

core-osv · Original source

Published 25 Feb 2023, 01:31 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2023-26039
Complete source record
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    "summary": "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.",
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  "published_at": "2023-02-25T01:31:36.622+00:00"
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