Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in ZPanel by Softaculous
CVE-2013-10052

8.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Zpanel Project

Status
Zpanel
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 August 2025

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2013-10052?

ZPanel features a utility called zsudo that enables limited privilege escalation for executing administrative tasks. However, due to improper configuration in the /etc/sudoers file, low-privileged users can exploit zsudo to run arbitrary commands with root privileges. This vulnerability poses a significant risk in scenarios where attackers have already compromised the web server, as they can leverage zsudo to escalate their access and perform malicious operations undetected.

Affected Version(s)

ZPanel *

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2013-10052 - Proof of Concept

CVE-2013-10052 - Proof of Concept

References

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-frame...
exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26451
exploit
https://github.com/zpanel/zpanelx
product

CVSS V4

Score:
8.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

sinn3r
juan vazquez
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