CVE-2013-10052CWE-269

ZPanel zsudo Local Privilege Escalation

High · published August 4, 2025

CVSS v4.0
8.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
23.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
8.5 · HIGH
Vector
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
EPSS
0.00322 · 23.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2025-08-04T18:03Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 AUG 18:03Z
    ZPanel zsudo Local Privilege Escalation
    cvelistv5