CVE-2026-102607: ZoneMinder: Authenticated OS Command Injection (RCE) via Export Feature
Advisory generated from the CVE record, CISA, Exploit Observer and VEDAS: what it is, whether it is exploited, who is affected, and how to fix and detect it.
Generated by VEDAS. Scores as of 2026-11-01 19:19 UTC. Rebuilt every few hours from cve-scores, CISA KEV and vedas-signatures. How this works and its limits.
What it is
ZoneMinder is a free, open source closed-circuit television software application. Prior to 1.38.3, the exportEvents() function concatenates the attacker-controlled exportFile request parameter into a shell command without neutralizing shell metacharacters when an authenticated user with View Events or View Snapshots permission submits an event export request with a crafted exportFile value, a valid CSRF token, and exportDetail enabled. The affected components are exportEvents(), exportFile, web/ajax/event.php, web/skins/classic/includes/export_functions.php. In this attack mechanism, the crafted exportFile value reaches the trailing directory argument of a tar or zip command executed by exec(). The attacker can execute arbitrary operating system commands as the web server user. This issue is fixed in version 1.38.3.
Description quoted from the CVE record (assigned by GitHub_M, published 2026-10-16).
Weakness: CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command (‘OS Command Injection’)
How it can be exploited
Exploitable over the network with low attack complexity needing low privileges and no user interaction. Impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA assessment (SSVC): CISA assesses that a public proof of concept exists. Automatable: no. Technical impact: total.
Public exploit evidence (Exploit Observer)
Also known as: EUVD-2026-103146
VEDAS cluster: VEDAS:DIVINEFORCE
Exploit Observer links 4 pieces of public exploit code or detection modules that name this CVE or one of its aliases.
Exploit code and modules (4)
Code that names this CVE. A repository can be a working exploit, a scanner, a fake or malware; read it before running anything.
- Code repository: https://github.com/d4kw1n/cve-2026-102607-zoneminder
- Code repository: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ARPSyndicate/vedas-signatures/main/suricata/2026/CVE-2026-102607.rules
- Code repository: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ARPSyndicate/vedas-signatures/main/suricata/2026/CVE-2026-102607.rules
- Code repository: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ARPSyndicate/vedas-signatures/main/suricata/2026/CVE-2026-102607.rules
Vulnerability databases and vendor advisories (4)
Catalogue entries, not exploit evidence.
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/enisa/EUVD-2026-103146
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102607
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-102607
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-102607
2 more references returned by Exploit Observer did not name this CVE or an alias, so they are left out.
VEDAS data as of 2026-11-01T17:12 UTC; fetched 2026-11-02.
Live scores
- EPSS
- 0.004
low predicted chance of attack - VEDAS
- 0.985
strong exploit evidence - On CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Detection rule
- Suricata
Who is affected
| Product | Affected | Not affected |
|---|---|---|
| ZoneMinder zoneminder | version < 1.38.2 | Not stated |
Version ranges exactly as the CVE record states them. “Before X” means X is the first fixed version.
How to fix it
No fixed version or vendor advisory is listed in the CVE record yet. Watch the vendor’s security page.
How to detect it
Suricata rules (network detection)
1 rule that alert on traffic matching this exploit: VEDAS CVE-2026-102607 ZoneMinder - Command Injection Attempt. Add them to your Suricata rule set and reload.
Show the rules
alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS $HTTP_PORTS (msg:"VEDAS CVE-2026-102607 ZoneMinder - Command Injection Attempt"; flow:established,to_server; http.method; content:"POST"; http.request_body; content:"action=export"; nocase; content:"exportFile="; nocase; fast_pattern; pcre:"/exportFile=[^&]*(?:%3b|%7c|%26|%60|%24%28|\x3b|\x7c|\x26|\x60|\x24\x28)/i"; classtype:web-application-attack; reference:cve,CVE-2026-102607; reference:url,https://www.exploit.observer/?keyword=CVE-2026-102607&match=exact; reference:url,https://subdomain.center/?engine=ammonites&keyword=zoneminder&match=exact; sid:1080403; rev:1;)
CVE-2026-102607.rules on GitHub
References
Other references
- https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/security/advisories/GHSA-7j62-cjxp-3cj5 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/commit/548ed87d47a49c17b4c842f6fee8a08660deb427 (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/commit/605f962b7b6ba7f5780b3e6715b5418b8b2addca (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/releases/tag/1.38.3 (x_refsource_MISC)
Other databases
Where this comes from
This advisory is generated automatically by VEDAS from: CVE.org record, cve-scores (EPSS and VEDAS), Exploit Observer, vedas-signatures. Text in quotes is reproduced from the source; everything else is a fixed template filled with source fields. Nothing here is written by a language model. Check the vendor advisory before acting, and read how VEDAS and Exploit Observer work, and their limits.