Vulnerability · CVE-2012-10048
Zenoss Core 3.x contains a command injection vulnerability in the showDaemonXMLConfig endpoint.
Published Aug 8, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 7, 2026 · Zenoss, Inc. Zenoss Core
Last checked Oct 24, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2012-10048. EPSS is 3.72%. Act only if a listed version of Zenoss, Inc. Zenoss Core is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.7
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 3.72%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- vendor Zenoss, Inc. Zenoss Core 3.0
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.
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- vendor Zenoss, Inc. Zenoss Core 3.03.0
How to fix CVE-2012-10048
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 3.0
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2012-10048. EPSS is 3.72%. Act only if a listed version of Zenoss, Inc. Zenoss Core is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Zenoss, Inc. Zenoss Core 3.0 3.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 3.72%. There is no CISA KEV listing. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Aug 8, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
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.
Apr 7, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
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.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2012-10048
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2012-10048
30-day exploitation probability 3.72%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2012-6595
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 ze
euvd.enisa.europa.eu - Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_linux/http/zenoss_showdaemonxmlconfig_exec
Public module reference (good). Module source is not copied into this catalog.
rapid7.com
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 24, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSOct 24, 2026
- Metasploit ModulesOct 23, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 21, 2026
- EUVDOct 20, 2026