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.

No EPSS score available.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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Fixes

Solution

Update the affected components to their respective fixed versions.

Workaround

Remove smartctl or use strict item key parameter validation with AllowKey/DenyKey.

References

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

History

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

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

Link: CVE-2025-27234

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

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

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

Link: CVE-2025-27234

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