9.3

CVE-2009-4502: zabbix

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2009-4502
Published 31-12-2009Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-4502 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in zabbix. EPSS estimates a 21.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 4 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
21.57%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits4reference, metasploit, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 31-12-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The NET_TCP_LISTEN function in net.c in Zabbix Agent before 1.6.7, when running on FreeBSD or Solaris, allows remote attackers to bypass the EnableRemoteCommands setting and execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the argument to net.tcp.listen. NOTE: this attack is limited to attacks from trusted IP addresses.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

21.57%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 21.57% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
21.57%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

4 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (support.zabbix.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteVerified

    Zabbix Agent net.tcp.listen Command Injection

    exploit/unix/misc/zabbix_agent_exec

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaseremotefreebsdVerified

    Zabbix Agent - 'net.tcp.listen' Command Injection (Metasploit)

    Maturity: weaponized

Show all 4 exploits
  • exploit-databasemultipleVerified

    Zabbix Agent < 1.6.7 - Remote Bypass

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • zabbix< 1:1.8-1
Zabbix1 product
  • zabbix≤ 1.6.6 | 1.1.2 | 1.1.3 | 1.1.4 | 1.1.5 | 1.4.2 | 1.4.3 | 1.4.4 | 1.4.6

2 vendors · 2 products

References

5 links