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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-4502 · published 31 December 2009

CVE-2009-4502: Zabbix permissions and access controls vulnerability

Zabbix · Zabbix

The NET_TCP_LISTEN function in net.c in Zabbix Agent before 1.6.7, when running on FreeBSD or Solaris, allows remote attackers to bypass the EnableRemoteCommands setting and execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the argument to net.tcp.listen. NOTE: this attack is limited to attacks from trusted IP addresses.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 22% · top 2.5% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
22%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The NET_TCP_LISTEN function in net.c in Zabbix Agent before 1.6.7, when running on FreeBSD or Solaris, allows remote attackers to bypass the EnableRemoteCommands setting and execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the argument to net.tcp.listen. NOTE: this attack is limited to attacks from trusted IP addresses.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/37740 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508439
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3514 Vendor Advisory
https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-1032 Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/37740 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508439
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3514 Vendor Advisory
https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-1032 Exploit

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-4502), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.