RCE in Zoneminder
CVE-2026-102608
ZoneMinder is a free, open source closed-circuit television software application. Prior to 1.38.3, downloadEvents() manually wraps a monitor Name value in single quotes instead of using escapeshellarg() before placing it in shell commands when a user with monitor-create or monitor-edit permission stores a monitor Name containing shell metacharacters and a user with Events View permission exports that monitor's events. In this attack mechanism, the stored monitor Name reaches both the ffmpeg concatenation command and the tar or zip archive command and breaks out of manual quoting. Arbitrary commands execute as the web server user. This issue is fixed in version 1.38.3.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.
Affected products
- Zoneminder — versions >= 1.37.48, < 1.38.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/security/advisories/GHSA-88m4-hrgp-m9v3
- github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/commit/2de2ae44a1d751bad4b020c5573b2d58c59c1525
- github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/commit/b3a7c05f079c87badf4b0ce052da0acfd4047a4b
- github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/commit/b5605e01c14354fc8e2dcae8cefd90c3674880d9
- github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/releases/tag/1.38.3
- www.scriptkittens.com/blog/two-sinks-one-shell
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-102608?
- CVE-2026-102608 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Zoneminder, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2026-10-16.
- How severe is CVE-2026-102608?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.