ZoneMinder vulnerable to OS Command injection in daemonControl() API
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.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2023-26039
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 7 Nov 2026, 12:20 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
ZoneMinder vulnerable to OS Command injection in daemonControl() API
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 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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