Zabbix Agent up to 6.0.40/7.0.17/7.2.11/7.4.1 on Windows OpenSSL Configuration File uncontrolled search path

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Zabbix Agent up to 6.0.40/7.0.17/7.2.11/7.4.1 on Windows. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component OpenSSL Configuration File Handler. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-27237. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Zabbix Agent up to 6.0.40/7.0.17/7.2.11/7.4.1 on Windows. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component OpenSSL Configuration File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.zabbix.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-27237 since 02/20/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/06/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2207). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Zabbix Zabbix

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Type

• Network Management Software

Vendor

• Zabbix

Name

• Agent

Version

• 6.0.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2
• 6.0.3
• 6.0.4
• 6.0.5
• 6.0.6
• 6.0.7
• 6.0.8
• 6.0.9
• 6.0.10
• 6.0.11
• 6.0.12
• 6.0.13
• 6.0.14
• 6.0.15
• 6.0.16
• 6.0.17
• 6.0.18
• 6.0.19
• 6.0.20
• 6.0.21
• 6.0.22
• 6.0.23
• 6.0.24
• 6.0.25
• 6.0.26
• 6.0.27
• 6.0.28
• 6.0.29
• 6.0.30
• 6.0.31
• 6.0.32
• 6.0.33
• 6.0.34
• 6.0.35
• 6.0.36
• 6.0.37
• 6.0.38
• 6.0.39
• 6.0.40
• 7.0.0
• 7.0.1
• 7.0.2
• 7.0.3
• 7.0.4
• 7.0.5
• 7.0.6
• 7.0.7
• 7.0.8
• 7.0.9
• 7.0.10
• 7.0.11
• 7.0.12
• 7.0.13
• 7.0.14
• 7.0.15
• 7.0.16
• 7.0.17
• 7.2.0
• 7.2.1
• 7.2.2
• 7.2.3
• 7.2.4
• 7.2.5
• 7.2.6
• 7.2.7
• 7.2.8
• 7.2.9
• 7.2.10
• 7.2.11
• 7.4.0
• 7.4.1

License

• open-source

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