CVE-2013-10052

ZPanel - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

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.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubylocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26451
metasploit WORKING POC EXCELLENT
by sinn3r, juan vazquez · rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/zpanel_zsudo.rb

Scores

EPSS 0.0158
EPSS Percentile 81.3%

Classification

CWE
CWE-269
Status draft

Timeline

Published Aug 04, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026