Access Restriction Bypass Affecting zoneminder package, versions <1.22.3-5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment. Learn more

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.34% (26th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-ZONEMINDER-18674728
  • published12 Aug 2026
  • disclosed27 Apr 2009

Introduced: 27 Apr 2009

CVE-2008-6756  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest zoneminder to version 1.22.3-5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream zoneminder package and not the zoneminder package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

ZoneMinder 1.23.3 on Gentoo Linux uses 0644 permissions for /etc/zm.conf, which allows local users to obtain the database username and password by reading this file.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1