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ZoneMinder EUVDEUVD-2026-56026

| CVE-2026-72556 HIGH
OS Command Injection (CWE-78)
2026-08-11 TuranSec GHSA-9h33-vcjj-9j5m
8.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: TuranSec
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Vendor (TuranSec) PRIMARY
8.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI
8.8 HIGH

Network-accessible web application exploitable by any authenticated account via a trivially bypassed permission check leading to full OS command injection; PR:L reflects the sole barrier being a valid credential.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (TuranSec).

CVSS VectorVendor: TuranSec

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Aug 11, 2026 - 12:11 vuln.today
CVE Published
Aug 11, 2026 - 11:11 cve.org
HIGH 8.8

DescriptionCVE.org

A remote code execution vulnerability in ZoneMinder 1.39.17 allows any authenticated user to execute OS commands by exploiting a broken permission check in the Filter class. The canEdit() and canDelete() methods invoke nonexistent methods on the ZM\User class, causing PHP __call() to return a truthy value that bypasses the permission check for all users. Any authenticated user can trigger filter-based OS command execution regardless of their assigned role.

AnalysisAI

Remote code execution in ZoneMinder 1.39.17 and earlier allows any authenticated user - regardless of assigned role - to execute arbitrary OS commands by exploiting a broken permission check in the Filter class. The flaw arises because canEdit() and canDelete() invoke nonexistent methods on the ZM\User class, causing PHP's __call() magic method to silently return a truthy value and bypass all role-based authorization for filter operations. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, but the extremely low exploitation bar - any valid account suffices - makes this a high-priority remediation target for all ZoneMinder deployments.

Technical ContextAI

ZoneMinder is an open-source PHP-based video surveillance management platform commonly self-hosted on Linux servers. Its Filter class allows users to define event-matching rules that can trigger OS-level commands (archiving, alerting, external scripts), making it a high-value exploitation target. The root cause (CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in OS Commands) is compounded by a PHP-specific behavioral quirk: when canEdit() and canDelete() call methods that do not exist on the ZM\User class, PHP invokes the __call() magic method as a fallback. Rather than throwing an exception or returning false, __call() returns a truthy value in this implementation, causing the permission gate to evaluate as granted for all callers. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:zoneminder:zoneminder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covering all versions through 1.39.17 per EUVD-2026-56026.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patched version has been independently confirmed at time of analysis. Administrators should monitor https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder for a tagged release that addresses this filter permission bypass. As an immediate compensating control, audit and reduce all ZoneMinder user accounts to the minimum necessary set, since any valid account - including low-privilege roles - is sufficient for exploitation. If filter-based OS command execution is not operationally required, disable or restrict that capability within ZoneMinder's configuration to eliminate the exploitable command injection sink; note this may impact automated archiving or alerting workflows. Restrict network access to the ZoneMinder web interface using a VPN, firewall allowlist, or reverse proxy with IP-based access controls, raising the effective barrier from PR:L to requiring network presence. Monitor application and web server logs for unexpected filter creation, modification, or execution events as a detection measure while a patch is pending.

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