High severity · published Oct 3, 2025
CVE-2025-27237
DLL injection in Zabbix Agent and Agent 2 via OpenSSL configuration
7.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Zabbix Agent and Agent 2 on Windows, the OpenSSL configuration file is loaded from a path writable by low-privileged users, allowing malicious modification and potential local privilege escalation by injecting a DLL.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 27% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ZA
Zabbix · Zabbix
6.0.0 through 6.0.40; 7.0.0 through 7.0.17; 7.2.0 through 7.2.11; 7.4.0 through 7.4.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-27237
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-27237
support.zabbix.com
https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-27061
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