Uncontrolled Search Path Element Affecting zabbix/zabbix package, versions [6.0.0,6.0.41)[7.0.0,7.0.18)[7.2.0,7.2.12)[7.4.0,7.4.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-ZABBIXZABBIX-13206988
  • published3 Oct 2025
  • disclosed3 Oct 2025
  • creditJanis Nulle

Introduced: 3 Oct 2025

NewCVE-2025-27237  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-427  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade zabbix/zabbix to version 6.0.41, 7.0.18, 7.2.12, 7.4.2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncontrolled Search Path Element via the OpenSSL configuration file being loaded from a directory writable by low-privileged users. An attacker using local Windows user with Zabbix Agent installed can achieve local privilege escalation by placing a malicious DLL in the configuration file.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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