cve-2026-59781

HIGH CVSS 7.8 fkie_nvd
Description

When Zabbix Agent was installed on Windows into a custom installation directory, the installer did not verify whether the selected directory had secure access permissions. If the target directory allowed unauthorized users to modify its contents, an attacker could place a malicious DLL that could later be loaded by the application, resulting in DLL sideloading. The installer has been hardened to detect potentially unsafe installation directories and now requires explicit user confirmation before proceeding with installation in such locations. This reduces the risk of accidental installation into directories with inappropriate permissions while preserving compatibility with existing deployment scenarios.

Timeline
Published
unknown
Last Modified
unknown
CVSS Details
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
Affected Products
  • zabbix zabbix
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS metrics
Version Base Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Source
4.0 5.4 MEDIUM CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X security@zabbix.com
3.1 7.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 1.8 5.9 nvd@nist.gov
CPE configurations
OR
CPE Version range Vulnerable
cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.48 yes
cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.29 yes
cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* >= 7.4.0, < 7.4.13 yes
NVD metadata
NVD status
Analyzed
Source identifier
security@zabbix.com
References
Linked Vulnerabilities

No linked vulnerabilities found.

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Enrichment data
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