CVE-2012-10041

WAN Emulator v2.3 Command Execution

WAN Emulator v2.3 contains two unauthenticated command execution vulnerabilities. The result.php script calls shell_exec() with unsanitized input from the pc POST parameter, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as the www-data user. The system also includes a SUID-root binary named dosu, which is vulnerable to command injection via its first argument. An attacker can exploit both flaws in sequence to achieve full remote code execution and escalate privileges to root.

Affected

WAN Emulator

CVSS v4.0 VULNCHECK

9.3 CRITICALCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS

4.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 91st percentile

Published

2025-08-08

Updated

2026-04-07

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21190
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/lin…

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/wanem_exec.rb

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry