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CVE-2025-27237

DLL injection in Zabbix Agent and Agent 2 via OpenSSL configuration

Severity Score

7.3
*CVSS v4

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

In Zabbix Agent and Agent 2 on Windows, the OpenSSL configuration file is loaded from a path writable by low-privileged users, allowing malicious modification and potential local privilege escalation by injecting a DLL.

*Credits: Zabbix wants to thank himbeer for submitting this report on the HackerOne bug bounty platform.
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
System
Vulnerable | Subsequent
Confidentiality
High
None
Integrity
High
None
Availability
High
None
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2025-02-20 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-10-03 CVE Published
  • 2025-10-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-10-09 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-471: Search Order Hijacking
References (1)
URL Tag Source
https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-27061
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Zabbix
Search vendor "Zabbix"
 Zabbix
Search vendor "Zabbix" for product "Zabbix"
 >= 6.0.0 <= 6.0.40
Search vendor "Zabbix" for product "Zabbix" and version " >= 6.0.0 <= 6.0.40"
en
Affected
Zabbix
Search vendor "Zabbix"
 Zabbix
Search vendor "Zabbix" for product "Zabbix"
 >= 7.0.0 <= 7.0.17
Search vendor "Zabbix" for product "Zabbix" and version " >= 7.0.0 <= 7.0.17"
en
Affected
Zabbix
Search vendor "Zabbix"
 Zabbix
Search vendor "Zabbix" for product "Zabbix"
 >= 7.2.0 <= 7.2.11
Search vendor "Zabbix" for product "Zabbix" and version " >= 7.2.0 <= 7.2.11"
en
Affected
Zabbix
Search vendor "Zabbix"
 Zabbix
Search vendor "Zabbix" for product "Zabbix"
 >= 7.4.0 <= 7.4.1
Search vendor "Zabbix" for product "Zabbix" and version " >= 7.4.0 <= 7.4.1"
en
Affected