RCE in Zabbix

CVE-2024-22116

An administrator with restricted permissions can exploit the script execution functionality within the Monitoring Hosts section. The lack of default escaping for script parameters enabled this user ability to execute arbitrary code via the Ping script, thereby compromising infrastructure.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (74.7th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-22116: held from 0.016 to 0.016.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Zabbix — versions 7.0.0alpha1, 7.0.0, 6.4.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-22116?
CVE-2024-22116 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Zabbix, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2024-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-22116?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.