CVE-2024-22123 | Zabbix Arbitrary File Read

Setting SMS media allows to set GSM modem file. Later this file is used as Linux device. But due everything is a file for Linux, it is possible to set another file, e.g. log file and zabbix_server will try to communicate with it as modem. As a result, log file will be broken with AT commands and small part for log file content will be leaked to UI.

Published: 2024-08-12 Last update: 2025-11-03 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-22123 is rated Low Risk (26/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.57%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-22123

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 0.34% 0.57% +0.24%
2 2026-06-11 0.40% 0.34% -0.07%
3 2026-01-30 0.40%

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-22123

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.7 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N 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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
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.
1.2 1.4 [email protected]
2.7 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N 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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
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.
1.2 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-22123

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-22123

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2024-22123 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-2024-22123
suse low CVE-2024-22123 severity low: 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-2024-22123/
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-22123 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-2024-22123

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-22123

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-2024-22123

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