Zoneminder

August 25, 2026·Source: CISA

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TL;DR

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in full Remote Code Execution (RCE) as the web server user. The following versions of Zoneminder are affected: Zoneminder 1.37.48|1.38.3 CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities

v3 8.8 Zoneminder Zoneminder Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Information Technology Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: United States Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2026-76060 An authenticated OS Command Injection vulnerability exists in ZoneMinder's event export functionality. The exportFile HTTP request parameter is passed unsanitized into a shell command executed via PHP's exec(), allowing any authenticated user with View Events permission to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the server. View CVE Details Affected Products Zoneminder Vendor: Zoneminder Product Version: Zoneminder Zoneminder: 1.37.48|1.38.3 Product Status: known_affected Remediations Vendor fix Zoneminder recommends upgrading to version 1.38.3 or later by downloading the installer for your system at: https://zoneminder.com/downloads. https://zoneminder.com/downloads Vendor fix Users may also get the source code from Zoneminder's Github: https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder. https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder Vendor fix For more details refer to Zoneminder's security advisories at: https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/security/advisories/GHSA-88m4-hrgp-m9v3. https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/security/advisories/GHSA-88m4-hrgp-m9v3 Relevant CWE: CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') Metrics CVSS Version Base Score Base Severity Vector String

3.1 8.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

4.0 8.7 HIGH CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Acknowledgments CISA discovered

What Happened

Zoneminder, reported by CISA.

v3 8.8 Zoneminder Zoneminder Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

3.1 8.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

4.0 8.7 HIGH CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Acknowledgments CISA discovered

For the full technical details, see the original report.

Why It Matters for Businesses

This development could affect organizations that rely on the impacted technologies or services. Unpatched systems, misconfigured infrastructure, or lack of monitoring can leave businesses exposed to exploitation, data breaches, and regulatory penalties.

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Mitigation Steps

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