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CVE-2012-10048

Zenoss 3.x showDaemonXMLConfig Command Execution

HIGH
8.7
CVSS Score
Published: August 8, 2025 at 06:14 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:38 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorZenoss Core

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Severity
HIGH8.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Zenoss Core 3.x contains a command injection vulnerability in the showDaemonXMLConfig endpoint. The daemon parameter is passed directly to a Popen() call in ZenossInfo.py without proper sanitation, allowing authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands on the server as the zenoss user.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (6)

Technical DescriptionExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://web.archive.org/web/20221203180334/https://itsecuritysolutions.org/2012-07-30-zenoss-3.2.1-multiple-security-vulnerabilities/
Exploit
Source: [email protected]
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/zenoss_showdaemonxmlconfig_exec.rb
Product
Source: [email protected]
https://sourceforge.net/projects/zenoss/
Exploit
Source: [email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20205
Exploit
Source: [email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37571
Third Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zenoss-command-execution

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.7HIGHVulnCheck
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-22

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