Privilege escalation in Zpanel Project
CVE-2013-10052
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.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (21.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 21.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/l… (exploit)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26451 (exploit)
- github.com/zpanel/zpanelx (product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zpanel-zsudo-local-priv-esc (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-10052?
- CVE-2013-10052 is a vulnerability in Zpanel Project, classified under Improper Privilege Management. Published 2025-08-04.
- Is CVE-2013-10052 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.