CVE-2013-10052

ZPanel zsudo Local Privilege Escalation

Published Aug 4, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 8.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-7277 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Zpanel Project
Zpanel Project zpanel
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:zpanel_project:zpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Zpanel Project
Zpanel Project zpanel
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Zpanel
Zpanel zpanel
Vendors & Products Zpanel
Zpanel zpanel
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title ZPanel zsudo Local Privilege Escalation
Weaknesses CWE-269
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Apr 7, 2026, 2:03 PM
Reserved
Aug 1, 2025, 3:15 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 4, 2025, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:50 PM