CVE-2022-23132 | Incorrect permissions of [/var/run/zabbix] forces dac_override

During Zabbix installation from RPM, DAC_OVERRIDE SELinux capability is in use to access PID files in [/var/run/zabbix] folder. In this case, Zabbix Proxy or Server processes can bypass file read, write and execute permissions check on the file system level

Published: 2022-01-13 Last update: 2025-11-03 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-23132 is rated Low Risk (25.4/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.14%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-23132

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-21 0.15% 0.14% -0.01%
2 2025-11-18 0.10% 0.15% +0.05%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.10% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-23132

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.3 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 0.8 2.5 [email protected]
7.3 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 3.9 3.4 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-23132

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-23132

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-23132 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (zabbix), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-23132
suse low CVE-2022-23132 severity low: SUSE including 2 source package names (zabbix, zabbix-agent), 28 product×package rows across 15 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5, … (15 product lines)): Known Not Affected 28. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-23132/
ubuntu negligible CVE-2022-23132 negligible priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (zabbix), 15 status rows across 15 suites (bionic, focal, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 7, ignored 4, needed 2, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-23132

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-23132

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
zabbix zabbix >= 4.0.0, <= 4.0.36 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix >= 5.0.0, <= 5.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix >= 5.4.0, <= 5.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 6.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:6.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 6.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:6.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 6.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:6.0.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 6.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:6.0.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 6.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:6.0.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 6.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:6.0.0:alpha6:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 6.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:6.0.0:alpha7:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 34 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 35 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-23132

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