CVE-2013-10052
HIGHZPanel - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
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
References (4)
Scores
CVSS v4
8.5
EPSS
0.0191
EPSS Percentile
83.4%
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
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-269
Status
published
Products (1)
ZPanel Project/ZPanel
Published
Aug 04, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026