Vulnerability · Published Sep 12, 2025 · Assigned by Zabbix
CVE-2025-27234Zabbix Agent 2 smartctl plugin RCE vulnerability in Zabbix 5.0.
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity OS command injection in Zabbix from Zabbix. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 4.0)7.3High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Zabbix Agent 2 smartctl plugin does not properly sanitize smart.disk.get parameters, allowing an attacker to inject unexpected arguments into the smartctl command. In Zabbix 5.0 this allows for remote code execution.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | zabbix | 1:6.0.7+dfsg-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-27234 |
| Debian:13 | zabbix | 1:6.0.7+dfsg-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-27234 |
| Debian:14 | zabbix | 1:6.0.7+dfsg-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-27234 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N