CVE-2024-22116 | Remote code execution within ping script

An administrator with restricted permissions can exploit the script execution functionality within the Monitoring Hosts section. The lack of default escaping for script parameters enabled this user ability to execute arbitrary code via the Ping script, thereby compromising infrastructure.

Published: 2024-08-12 Last update: 2025-11-03 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-22116 is rated Moderate Risk (63.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.53%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-22116

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 2025-12-29 0.39% 0.53% +0.14%
2 2025-12-03 0.24% 0.39% +0.15%
3 2025-11-29 — 0.24% —

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-22116

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.9 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H 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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.1 6.0 [email protected]
7.2 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 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:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.2 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-22116

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-22116

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2024-22116 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (zabbix), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 4, open 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-22116
suse critical CVE-2024-22116 severity critical: SUSE including 2 source package names (zabbix, zabbix-agent), 8 product×package rows across 6 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS, … (6 product lines)): Known Not Affected 8. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-22116/
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-22116 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (zabbix), 10 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): needs-triage 7, ignored 2, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-22116

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-22116

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
zabbix zabbix >= 6.4.9, <= 6.4.15 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:7.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:7.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:7.0.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:7.0.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:7.0.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:7.0.0:alpha6:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:7.0.0:alpha7:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:7.0.0:alpha8:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:7.0.0:alpha9:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:7.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:7.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:7.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:7.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:7.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-22116

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