Zabbix up to 6.0.46/7.0.26/7.4.10 Preprocessing denial of service

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Zabbix up to 6.0.46/7.0.26/7.4.10. This impacts an unknown function of the component Preprocessing. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-23938. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Zabbix up to 6.0.46/7.0.26/7.4.10 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Preprocessing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

An authenticated administrator is able to crash Zabbix server or proxy by creating specifically crafted preprocessing/script item JavaScript scripts, leading to potential denial of service.

The advisory is shared for download at support.zabbix.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-23938 since 01/19/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

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

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Type

• Network Management Software

Name

• Zabbix

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
• 6.0.41
• 6.0.42
• 6.0.43
• 6.0.44
• 6.0.45
• 6.0.46
• 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
• 7.0.18
• 7.0.19
• 7.0.20
• 7.0.21
• 7.0.22
• 7.0.23
• 7.0.24
• 7.0.25
• 7.0.26
• 7.4.0
• 7.4.1
• 7.4.2
• 7.4.3
• 7.4.4
• 7.4.5
• 7.4.6
• 7.4.7
• 7.4.8
• 7.4.9
• 7.4.10

License

• open-source

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