CVE-2023-31493

6.6 Medium

RCE (Remote Code Execution) exists in ZoneMinder through 1.36.33 as an attacker can create a new .php log file in language folder, while executing a crafted payload and escalate privileges allowing execution of any commands on the remote system.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.49%Up 0.4 points since Oct 16, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.6

Record: CVE-2023-31493
CVSS 3.1: 6.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-35798 6.6

Record: EUVD-2023-35798
CVSS 3.1: 6.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.6

Record: CVE-2023-31493
CVSS 3.1: 6.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.6

Record: CVE-2023-31493
CVSS 3.1: 6.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-31493 6.6

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2023-31493
CVSS 3.1: 6.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-31493 6.6

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31493
CVSS 3.1: 6.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

zoneminder

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`zoneminder` Debian:12	All versions, plus listed versions 1.36.33+dfsg1-11.36.35+dfsg1-11.36.37+dfsg1-11.36.37+dfsg1-1.1	None known
`zoneminder` Debian:13	All versions, plus listed versions 1.36.35+dfsg1-11.36.37+dfsg1-11.36.37+dfsg1-1.1	None known
`zoneminder` Debian:14	All versions, plus listed versions 1.36.35+dfsg1-11.36.37+dfsg1-11.36.37+dfsg1-1.1	None known
`zoneminder` Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.28.1-81.29.0+dfsg-11.29.0+dfsg-1ubuntu11.29.0+dfsg-1ubuntu21.29.0+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm1	None known
`zoneminder` Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.32.3-2build11.32.3-2ubuntu11.32.3-2ubuntu21.32.3-2ubuntu2+esm1	None known
`zoneminder` Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.36.7+dfsg1-11.36.10+dfsg1-11.36.11+dfsg1-11.36.12+dfsg1-11.36.12+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1	None known
`zoneminder` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.36.33+dfsg1-1build11.36.33+dfsg1-1build21.36.33+dfsg1-1build31.36.33+dfsg1-1build4	None known
`zoneminder` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 1.36.35+dfsg1-1	None known
`zoneminder` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 1.36.37+dfsg1-1	None known
`zoneminder` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.36.35+dfsg1-11.36.37+dfsg1-1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-31493 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.6) in Zoneminder, published October 15, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.49%, the 42nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.