CVE-2026-59781CWE-427

CVE-2026-59781

High · published August 18, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
1.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

When Zabbix Agent was installed on Windows into a custom installation directory, the installer did not verify whether the selected directory had secure access permissions. If the target directory allowed unauthorized users to modify its contents, an attacker could place a malicious DLL that could later be loaded by the application, resulting in DLL sideloading. The installer has been hardened to detect potentially unsafe installation directories and now requires explicit user confirmation before proceeding with installation in such locations. This reduces the risk of accidental installation into directories with inappropriate permissions while preserving compatibility with existing deployment scenarios.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
5.4 · CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00117 · 1.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-427 · Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Published
2026-08-18T17:17Z
Affected products (3)
ProductVersionsFixed in
zabbix/zabbix≥ 6.0.0, < 6.0.486.0.48
zabbix/zabbix≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.297.0.29
zabbix/zabbix≥ 7.4.0, < 7.4.137.4.13
References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 AUG 12:21Z
    Improper validation of custom installation directories on Windows could allow installation into locations with unsafe permissions, increasing the risk of DLL sideloading.
    cvelistv5