CVE-2024-22121 | Zabbix Agent MSI Installer Allows Non-Admin User to Access Change Option via msiexec.exe

A non-admin user can change or remove important features within the Zabbix Agent application, thus impacting the integrity and availability of the application.

Published: 2024-08-12 Last update: 2024-12-10 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-22121 is rated Low Risk (29.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.23%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-22121

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 2026-06-15 0.03% 0.23% +0.21%
2 2025-09-20 0.07% 0.03% -0.04%
3 2025-09-17 — 0.07% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-22121

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L 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: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:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 1.8 4.2 [email protected]
6.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L 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: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:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 1.8 4.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-22121

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-22121

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2024-22121 unimportant 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-2024-22121
suse medium CVE-2024-22121 severity moderate: 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-2024-22121/
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-22121 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-2024-22121

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-22121

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
zabbix zabbix >= 5.0.0, <= 5.0.42 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix >= 6.0.0, <= 6.0.30 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix >= 6.4.0, <= 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-2024-22121

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