CVE-2009-4498
The node_process_command function in Zabbix Server before 1.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted request.
- 6.8MediumCVSS base score
- 31.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.7% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The node_process_command function in Zabbix Server before 1.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted request.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries for it.
Show the exploits3
Metasploit modules1 module
- Zabbix Server Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/linux/misc/zabbix_server_execRank excellentdisclosed 10 Sept 2009
Exploit-DB2 entries
- Zabbix Server - Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 20796remote, linuxpublished 27 Aug 2012Verified
- Zabbix Server - Multiple Vulnerabilities (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 10432webapps, multiplepublished 14 Dec 2009Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 15 years later
· 15 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 31.9% · top 1.7% of all CVEs (12 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References5
- 20091213 Zabbix Server : Multiple remote vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-1030 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20100402 RE: CVE Request -- Zabbix v1.8.2 and v.1.6.9 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 37740 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2009-3514 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-4464 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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