Improper access control in Zabbix - CVE-2026-23937

 

Improper access control in Zabbix - CVE-2026-23937

Published: August 18, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU144185
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23937
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to disclose sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in the host.get API action when handling crafted HTTP requests to the Zabbix API. A remote user can send crafted HTTP requests to extract a host's PSK key to disclose sensitive information.

Exploitation also requires access to the Zabbix trapper port.


Affected software

Zabbix

How to mitigate CVE-2026-23937

Install security update from vendor's website.

Zabbix - addressed in versions 6.0.47, 7.0.28, 7.4.12

External References

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