CVE-2013-10052 (GCVE-0-2013-10052)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-04 18:03 – Updated: 2026-04-07 14:03 Unsupported When Assigned
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
ZPanel zsudo Local Privilege Escalation
Summary
ZPanel includes a helper binary named zsudo, intended to allow restricted privilege escalation for administrative tasks. However, when misconfigured in /etc/sudoers, zsudo can be invoked by low-privileged users to execute arbitrary commands as root. This flaw enables local attackers with shell access to escalate privileges by writing a payload to a writable directory and executing it via zsudo. The vulnerability is particularly impactful in post-exploitation scenarios following web server compromise, where the attacker inherits access to zsudo.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-08-05 15:53 UTC
CWE
- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
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| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasplo… | exploit |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26451 | exploit |
| https://github.com/zpanel/zpanelx | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zpanel-zsudo… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZPanel Project | ZPanel |
Affected:
*
cpe:2.3:a:zpanel_project:zpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Date Public
2013-06-26 00:00
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