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CVE-2012-10048: Zenoss 3.x showDaemonXMLConfig Command Execution

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.7 v4.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-08-08 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-22

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 products

• Zenoss, Inc. Zenoss Core: 3.0

References

• http://web.archive.org/web/20221203180334/https://itsecuritysolutions.org/2012-07-30-zenoss-3.2.1-multiple-security-vulnerabilities/
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/zenoss_showdaemonxmlconfig_exec.rb
• https://sourceforge.net/projects/zenoss/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20205
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37571
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zenoss-command-execution

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