CVE-2012-10048 HIGH

CVE-2012-10048: Zenoss 3.x showDaemonXMLConfig Command Execution

Vendor Zenoss, Inc.
Product Zenoss Core
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published August 8, 2025
Last update April 7, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.7/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Zenoss Core 3.x contains a command injection vulnerability in the showDaemonXMLConfig endpoint. The daemon parameter is passed directly to a Popen() call in ZenossInfo.py without proper sanitation, allowing authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands on the server as the zenoss user.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 8, 2025 CVE published
April 7, 2026 Record updated