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CVE-2012-10022

Published: Aug 1, 2025

Modified: May 15, 2026

PUBLISHED

Description

Kloxo versions 6.1.12 and earlier contain two setuid root binaries—lxsuexec and lxrestart—that allow local privilege escalation from uid 48. The lxsuexec binary performs a uid check and permits execution of arbitrary commands as root if the invoking user matches uid 48. This flaw enables attackers with Apache-level access to escalate privileges to root without authentication.

Vendor	Product	Versions
LxCenter	Kloxo	affected `0 - <= 6.1.12`

Weaknesses (CWE)

References

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/kloxo_lxsuexec.rb

exploit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25406

exploit

https://web.archive.org/web/20121122063935/http://roothackers.net/showthread.php?tid=92

technical-description

exploit

https://kloxo.org/

product

https://github.com/KloxoNGCommunity/kloxo

product

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kloxo-local-priv-esc

third-party-advisory

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