Description
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zabbix | Zabbix | — | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | zabbix | 1:7.0.0+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | zabbix | 1:7.0.0+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | zabbix | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 11 | zabbix | 1:5.0.44+dfsg-1+deb11u1 | DLA-3909-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | zabbix | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | zabbix | No fix yet | — |
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | zabbix | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | zabbix | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | zabbix | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | zabbix | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | zabbix | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 3
- DLA-3909-1 zabbix - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-1811 Zabbix: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Dec 1, 2024
- NCSC-2024-0331 Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Zabbix NCSC-NL (Netherlands) · Aug 12, 2024