Agent builds for AIX vulnerable to library loading hijacking

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Summary

CVECVE-2025-49642
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerZabbix
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-12-01 14:16:05 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:00:01 UTC
DescriptionLibrary loading on AIX Zabbix Agent builds can be hijacked by local users with write access to the /home/cecuser directory.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 5.9 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Problem Types: CWE-426 | CWE-426 CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary5.9MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS5.8MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Zabbix Zabbix affected 6.0.0 6.0.36 git Not specified
CNA Zabbix Zabbix affected 7.0.0 7.0.5 git Not specified
CNA Zabbix Zabbix affected 7.2.0 7.2.1 git Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-27283 [email protected] support.zabbix.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Zabbix wants to thank José Pina Coelho for finding and reporting this issue. (en)

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: Update AIX Zabbix Agent packages to their respective fixed versions.

Workarounds

CNA: Make sure /home/cecuser directory is only accessible to trusted users.

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