Frontend DoS via the popup.testtriggerexpr action
An unauthenticated user is able to cause disproportionate CPU load on the Frontend webserver by sending specifically crafted requests to the Frontend popup.testtriggerexpr action, leading to potential denial of service.
- Published
- Aug 18, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 8, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 27th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-405
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Report tools
Action score
21
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 21 / 40 · 5.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · Zabbix
- 5.3
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| zabbix | zabbix | cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- zabbix zabbix6.0.0 and later · before 6.0.47
- zabbix zabbix7.0.0 and later · before 7.0.27
- zabbix zabbix7.4.0 and later · before 7.4.11
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Zabbix). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Zabbix Zabbix
- 6.0.0 and later · up to and including 6.0.46affected · gitfixed in 6.0.47
- 7.0.0 and later · up to and including 7.0.26affected · gitfixed in 7.0.27
- 7.4.0 and later · up to and including 7.4.10affected · gitfixed in 7.4.11
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | zabbix | all versions | — |
| Debian:14 | zabbix | before 1:7.0.27+dfsg-1 | 1:7.0.27+dfsg-1 |
Same product
zabbix: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2022-23131Unsafe client-side session storage leading to authentication bypass/instance takeover via Zabbix Frontend with configured SAMLKEV98Now
- CVE-2022-23134Possible view of the setup pages by unauthenticated users if config file already existsKEV80Now
- CVE-2016-10134SQL injection vulnerability in Zabbix before 2.2.14 and 3.0 before 3.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the t64This week
- CVE-2024-42327SQL injection in user.get API63This week
- CVE-2013-5743Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Zabbix 1.8.x before 1.8.18rc1, 2.0.x before 2.0.9rc1, and 2.1.x before 2.1.7.63This week
- CVE-2024-22120Time Based SQL Injection in Zabbix Server Audit Log58Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Zabbix Zabbix | 6.0.47 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Zabbix Zabbix | 7.0.27 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Zabbix Zabbix | 7.4.11 | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:zabbix | 1:7.0.27+dfsg-1 · Debian:14 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- barumereporter
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-239340 days apartFrontend DoS via the validate.api.exists action20Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone on the same network segment can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Adjacent
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-405 · Asymmetric Resource Consumption (Amplification)CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
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Noroxi analysis
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.