CVE-2016-4338

8.1 highEPSS 25%

High (8.1) in zabbix zabbix. EPSS 25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The mysql user parameter configuration script (userparameter_mysql.conf) in the agent in Zabbix before 2.0.18, 2.2.x before 2.2.13, and 3.0.x before 3.0.3, when used with a shell other than bash, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or SQL commands via the mysql.size parameter.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

8.1 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 97% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-89
Published: 2017-01-23
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

zabbix:zabbix

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136898/Zabbix-Agent-3.0.1-mysql.size-Shell-Command-Injection.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/9
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538258/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89631
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-42

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