CVE-2026-102608: Command Injection (CVSS 9)

Description

ZoneMinder is a free, open source closed-circuit television software application. Prior to 1.38.3, downloadEvents() manually wraps a monitor Name value in single quotes instead of using escapeshellarg() before placing it in shell commands when a user with monitor-create or monitor-edit permission stores a monitor Name containing shell metacharacters and a user with Events View permission exports that monitor's events. In this attack mechanism, the stored monitor Name reaches both the ffmpeg concatenation command and the tar or zip archive command and breaks out of manual quoting. Arbitrary commands execute as the web server user. This issue is fixed in version 1.38.3.

Is your site exposed to CVE-2026-102608?

Run a free security scan — no signup, results in seconds.

CVSS v3.1 Score

9.0

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-78 OS Command Injection

References

Other References

https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/commit/2de2ae44a1d751bad4b020c5573b2d58c59c1525 https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/commit/b3a7c05f079c87badf4b0ce052da0acfd4047a4b https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/commit/b5605e01c14354fc8e2dcae8cefd90c3674880d9 https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/releases/tag/1.38.3 https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/security/advisories/GHSA-88m4-hrgp-m9v3 https://www.scriptkittens.com/blog/two-sinks-one-shell

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-102608? +

ZoneMinder is a free, open source closed-circuit television software application. Prior to 1.38.3, downloadEvents() manually wraps a monitor Name value in single quotes instead of using escapeshellarg() before placing it in shell commands when a user with monitor-create or monitor-edit permission stores a monitor Name containing shell metacharacters and a user with Events View permission exports that monitor's events. In this attack mechanism, the stored monitor Name reaches both the ffmpeg concatenation command and the tar or zip archive command and breaks out of manual quoting. Arbitrary commands execute as the web server user. This issue is fixed in version 1.38.3. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.0 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2026-102608? +

CVE-2026-102608 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.0 out of 10, rated CRITICAL. This is a critical vulnerability that should be patched immediately.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-102608? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

Related Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-102828

simple-git, an interface for running git commands in any node.js application, enables applications to execute Git operations from JavaScript. From …

CVE-2024-54012

Penetration Testing engineers at Amazon discovered a vulnerability where the camera system failed to properly validate input, allowing specially crafted …

CVE-2026-8652

An OS Command Injection vulnerability exists in Aterm. If a malicious third person gains administrator access to the product’s web …

CVE-2026-34007

An OS command injection vulnerability has been reported to affect Notes Station 3. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow remote …

CVE-2026-47786

An OS command injection vulnerability has been reported to affect HybridDesk Station. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow remote attackers …

CVE-2025-13605

3onedata modbus gateway device model GW1101-1D(RS-485)-TB-P (hardware version V2.2.0) allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary shell commands in the context …

CVE-2026-102608