CVE-2026-102608: zoneminder · OS Command Injection
Affects zoneminderSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.0 Critical : upgrade to 1.38.3 as a priority.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 21% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
- Automatable
- Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Total control over the software or total information disclosure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-10-19.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.38.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 16 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade zoneminder to 1.38.3.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ZoneMinderzoneminder | Affected
| Fixed in
|
AI-suggested
Upgrade ZoneMinder to version 1.38.3 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigations are specified or required once the official fix is applied.
Description
ZoneMinder versions from 1.37.48 up to but not including 1.38.3 contain an OS command injection vulnerability in the downloadEvents() function. This occurs because the monitor Name value is manually wrapped in single quotes instead of properly escaped, allowing shell metacharacters to break out of the quoting. An attacker with monitor-create or monitor-edit permissions can store a malicious monitor Name, which is then executed when a user with Events View permission exports events. This vulnerability is fixed in version 1.38.3.
References
- github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/security/advisories/GHSA-88m4-hrgp-m9v3 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/commit/2de2ae44a1d751bad4b020c5573b2d58c59c1525 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/commit/b3a7c05f079c87badf4b0ce052da0acfd4047a4b (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/commit/b5605e01c14354fc8e2dcae8cefd90c3674880d9 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/releases/tag/1.38.3 (opens in a new tab)
- scriptkittens.com/blog/two-sinks-one-shell (opens in a new tab)