# CVE-2012-10048

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2012-10048
- **Severity:** HIGH
- **CVSS Score:** 8.7 (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N)
- **CWE:** CWE-22
- **Published:** Aug 8, 2025
- **Last Modified:** Apr 7, 2026

## Description

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.

## Affected Products

- Zenoss, Inc. — Zenoss Core (3.x)
- Zenoss, Inc. — Zenoss Core (3.0)

## References

- [CNA](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20205)
- [CNA](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/zenoss_showdaemonxmlconfig_exec.rb)
- [CNA](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37571)
- [CNA](http://web.archive.org/web/20221203180334/https://itsecuritysolutions.org/2012-07-30-zenoss-3.2.1-multiple-security-vulnerabilities/)
- [CNA](https://sourceforge.net/projects/zenoss/)
- [CNA](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zenoss-command-execution)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 50.20%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 97.8

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-19._