VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-22704
The zabbix-agent2 package before 5.4.9-r1 for Alpine Linux sometimes allows privilege escalation to root because the design incorrectly expected that systemd would (in effect) determine part of the configuration.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.33%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The zabbix-agent2 package before 5.4.9-r1 for Alpine Linux sometimes allows privilege escalation to root because the design incorrectly expected that systemd would (in effect) determine part of the configuration.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.33% probability · 70th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-909
- Affected
- zabbix/zabbix-agent2
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/issues/13368Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/issues/13368Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.