CVE-2012-10041

CRITICAL

WAN Emulator v2.3 - RCE

Title source: llm

Description

WAN Emulator v2.3 contains two unauthenticated command execution vulnerabilities. The result.php script calls shell_exec() with unsanitized input from the pc POST parameter, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as the www-data user. The system also includes a SUID-root binary named dosu, which is vulnerable to command injection via its first argument. An attacker can exploit both flaws in sequence to achieve full remote code execution and escalate privileges to root.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubyremotelinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21190
metasploit WORKING POC EXCELLENT
by bcoles · rubypocunix
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/wanem_exec.rb

Scores

CVSS v4 9.3
EPSS 0.5762
EPSS Percentile 98.2%
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (1)
WAN Emulator/WAN Emulator 2.3
Published Aug 08, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026