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CVE-2022-29806

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 67.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-04-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

ZoneMinder before 1.36.13 allows remote code execution via an invalid language. Ability to create a debug log file at an arbitrary pathname contributes to exploitability.

Affected products

• zoneminder: before 1.36.13 — fixed in 1.36.13

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: zoneminder 1.36.13. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166980/ZoneMinder-Language-Settings-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• https://forums.zoneminder.com/viewtopic.php?t=31638
• https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/commit/9fee64b62fbdff5bf5ece1d617f1f53c7b1967cb
• https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/releases/tag/1.36.13
• https://krastanoel.com/cve/2022-29806
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166980/ZoneMinder-Language-Settings-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• https://forums.zoneminder.com/viewtopic.php?t=31638
• https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/commit/9fee64b62fbdff5bf5ece1d617f1f53c7b1967cb
• https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/releases/tag/1.36.13
• https://krastanoel.com/cve/2022-29806

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