ZoneMinder up to 1.38.2 Event Export web/ajax/event.php exportEvents exportFile os command injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ZoneMinder up to 1.38.2 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function exportEvents of the file web/ajax/event.php of the component Event Export. Such manipulation of the argument exportFile leads to os command injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-102607. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in ZoneMinder up to 1.38.2 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function exportEvents of the file web/ajax/event.php of the component Event Export. The manipulation of the argument exportFile with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-102607 since 09/29/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1202 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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Upgrading to version 1.38.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Video Surveillance Software

Name

• ZoneMinder

Version

• 1.38.0
• 1.38.1
• 1.38.2

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• open-source

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• Product: https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/

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