CVE-2025-27234 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Zabbix Agent 2 smartctl plugin does not properly sanitize smart.disk.get parameters, allowing an attacker to inject unexpected arguments into the smartctl command. In Zabbix 5.0 this allows for remote code execution.

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Zabbix	Zabbix Zabbix-agent Zabbix-agent2 Zabbix Agentd

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References

Link	Providers
https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-26985

History

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 10:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Zabbix Zabbix zabbix Zabbix zabbix-agent Zabbix zabbix-agent2 Zabbix zabbix Agentd
Vendors & Products		Zabbix Zabbix zabbix Zabbix zabbix-agent Zabbix zabbix-agent2 Zabbix zabbix Agentd

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Zabbix Agent 2 smartctl plugin does not properly sanitize smart.disk.get parameters, allowing an attacker to inject unexpected arguments into the smartctl command. In Zabbix 5.0 this allows for remote code execution.
Title		Zabbix Agent 2 smartctl plugin RCE vulnerability in Zabbix 5.0.
Weaknesses		CWE-78
References		https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-26985
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Zabbix

Published: 2025-09-12T10:31:58.770Z

Updated: 2025-09-13T03:55:34.603Z

Reserved: 2025-02-20T11:40:38.480Z

Link: CVE-2025-27234

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-09-12T15:16:50.450Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-09-12T11:15:31.390

Modified: 2025-09-15T15:21:42.937

Link: CVE-2025-27234

Redhat

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