5.9

CVE-2025-49642: zabbix Untrusted Search Path

CVSS: 5.9v4.0MediumDeferred
Published 01-12-2025Last modified 01-12-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-49642 is a medium (CVSS 5.9) Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in zabbix. EPSS estimates a 0.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
24/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.9/10
010
Medium · v4.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.12%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 01-12-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-12-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Library loading on AIX Zabbix Agent builds can be hijacked by local users with write access to the /home/cecuser directory.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.12%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

2%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.12% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.12%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Zabbix1 product
  • zabbix≥ 6.0.0, ≤ 6.0.36 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.5 | ≥ 7.2.0, < 7.2.1

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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