ZoneMinder before 1.36.13 allows remote code execution via an invalid language. Ability to create a debug log file at an arbitrary pathname contributes to exploitability.
CVE-2022-29806
Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-04-27. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 67%
- Public exploit code is available (Metasploit, epss top5pct, epss high, public exploit)
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 9.8
- EG Score
- 9.8(medium)
- EG Risk
- 75(Track*)EG Risk 75/100SSVC: Track*
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity98% × 45%Exploitation67% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend. - EPSS PROB
- 67%
- EPSS %ILE
- 99%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 26, 2022
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
Advisory Details (4)
Auto-updated Sep 18, 2026The Memory Remains 1.36.13
Patch available: ZoneMinder/zoneminder 1.36.13
https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/releases/tag/1.36.13commit 9fee64b62fbd (ZoneMinder/zoneminder)
Fix landed in ZoneMinder/zoneminder commit 9fee64b62fbd — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/commit/9fee64b62fbdff5bf5ece1d617f1f53c7b1967cbPacket Storm Security
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166980/ZoneMinder-Language-Settings-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlPatch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | zoneminder (1.36.12+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1) @ jammy | 2026-05-25 | ubuntu |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| zoneminder | 1.34.23-1 ... 1.36.7+dfsg1-1 (22 versions) | — | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| zoneminder | — | 1.36.13+dfsg1-1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| zoneminder | — | 1.36.13+dfsg1-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| zoneminder | — | 1.36.13+dfsg1-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
All Vendor Advisories
(1)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 23× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
Showing the most recent 100 of 120 total refreshes for this CVE.
- 2026-09-25 00:18 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-09-24 14:00 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-23 13:45 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-22 14:44 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-18 19:24 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-16 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-15 03:06 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-13 16:44 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-12 14:57 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-11 14:49 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-08 21:57 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-06 13:45 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-05 15:55 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-09-05 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-04 13:57 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-04 13:57 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-04 05:04 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-02 14:09 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-01 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-30 19:14 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-28 21:38 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-27 14:22 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-26 14:43 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-24 14:13 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-21 23:46 UTCEPSS rescore
Show 75 moreShow fewer
- 2026-08-20 22:52 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-19 17:01 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-19 02:32 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-08-18 13:45 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-17 13:44 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-16 02:11 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-15 01:27 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-13 21:57 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-12 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-11 13:38 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-07 16:24 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-06 13:44 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-05 19:15 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-03 22:27 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-07-30 16:25 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-30 01:28 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-28 15:33 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-26 14:52 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-25 14:15 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-24 14:15 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-24 14:15 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-23 14:16 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-23 14:16 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-23 02:10 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-22 22:57 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-22 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-22 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-21 15:22 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-21 15:22 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-20 17:05 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-19 14:29 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-17 14:29 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-07-16 17:00 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-15 16:56 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-15 16:56 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-13 22:27 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-12 05:44 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-12 05:44 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-11 08:25 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-11 08:25 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-09 19:07 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-06 02:21 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-06 02:21 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-04 06:29 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-04 06:29 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-01 15:04 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-29 12:32 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-06-28 04:54 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-27 03:07 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-24 14:03 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-24 14:03 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-23 21:31 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-23 21:31 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-22 14:24 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-22 14:24 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-18 17:51 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-18 17:51 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-17 17:51 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-17 17:51 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-16 17:51 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-16 17:51 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-15 17:46 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-12 23:10 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-12 23:10 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-12 03:27 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-06-11 13:58 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-11 13:58 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-10 22:16 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-07 15:23 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-07 15:23 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-07 15:23 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
Publicly available exploits
(2 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- GitHub PoCSigm0n/CVE-2022-29806First seen Apr 28, 2025
ZoneMinder up to 1.36.12 Language privilege escalation (and RCE) - Poc Exploit
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/unix/webapp/zoneminder_lang_exec✓ verifiedFirst seen Apr 27, 2022
ZoneMinder Language Settings Remote Code Execution
Open source ↗
Related CVEs(same product + same vendor + same CWE)
Same product
10 shownDebian:11:zoneminder
Same vendor
10 shownubuntu:USN-5889-1
Same CWE
10 shownCWE-22
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2022-29806?
When was CVE-2022-29806 disclosed?
Is CVE-2022-29806 actively exploited?
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-29806?
How do I remediate CVE-2022-29806?
Dependency Blast Radius
See which npm, PyPI, Go, and Maven packages are affected by CVE-2022-29806
Is Your Infrastructure Affected by CVE-2022-29806?
EchelonGraph automatically scans your cloud infrastructure and maps CVE exposure using blast radius analysis.