CVE-2024-22116: Remote code execution within ping script

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-08-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

An administrator with restricted permissions can exploit the script execution functionality within the Monitoring Hosts section. The lack of default escaping for script parameters enabled this user ability to execute arbitrary code via the Ping script, thereby compromising infrastructure.

Affected products

Zabbix: from 6.4.9 through 6.4.15; 7.0.0-alpha1, 7.0.0-alpha2, 7.0.0-alpha3, 7.0.0-alpha4, 7.0.0-alpha5, 7.0.0-alpha6 (+8)

References

https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-25016
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00000.html

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