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Vulnerability · CVE-2013-10052

ZPanel includes a helper binary named zsudo, intended to allow restricted privilege escalation for administrative tasks.

Published Aug 4, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 7, 2026 · ZPanel Project ZPanel

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2013-10052. EPSS is 0.32%. Act only if a listed version of ZPanel Project ZPanel is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.32%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor ZPanel Project ZPanel *

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.

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  • vendor ZPanel Project ZPanel **

How to fix CVE-2013-10052

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-2013-10052. EPSS is 0.32%. Act only if a listed version of ZPanel Project ZPanel is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with ZPanel Project ZPanel * *. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.32%. 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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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 4, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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. Th

  2. Apr 7, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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. Th

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2013-10052

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2013-10052

    30-day exploitation probability 0.32%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2013-7277

    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 attack

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_linux/local/zpanel_zsudo

    Public module reference (excellent). 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.

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