CVE-2025-27237
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
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.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.3
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2025-10-03 12:15:43.930000
Last modified
2026-10-19 17:10:00.173000
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"id": "CVE-2025-27237",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2025-10-03T12:15:43.930",
"lastModified": "2026-10-19T17:10:00.173",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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"value": "En Zabbix Agent y Agent 2 en Windows, el archivo de configuración de OpenSSL se carga desde una ruta escribible por usuarios con pocos privilegios, lo que permite una modificación maliciosa y una potencial escalada de privilegios local mediante la inyección de una DLL."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
{
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"product": "Zabbix",
"defaultStatus": "unknown",
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"Agent",
"Agent2"
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"repo": "https://git.zabbix.com/",
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"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
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"availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
"valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
"providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED"
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"weaknesses": [
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"type": "Secondary",
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"references": [
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"url": "https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-27061",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
]
}