Improper authorization in Zabbix - CVE-2025-27238

 

Improper authorization in Zabbix - CVE-2025-27238

Published: September 22, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU116001
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-27238
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper authorization checks within the hostprototype.get method in the Zabbix API. A remote authenticated user can lists all host prototypes of an arbitrary host.


Affected software

Zabbix

How to mitigate CVE-2025-27238

Install updates from vendor's website.

Zabbix - addressed in versions 7.0.14, 7.2.8

External References

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