CVE-2026-23937 (GCVE-0-2026-23937)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-18 12:20 – Updated: 2026-08-18 13:34
VLAI
Title
Host PSK extraction in Zabbix API
Summary
The Zabbix API host.get action can be exploited by authenticated users to extract a host's PSK key leading to potential loss of data integrity.
Severity
6 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-18 12:50 UTC
CWE
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Zabbix Zabbix Affected: 6.0.0 , ≤ 6.0.46 (git)
Affected: 7.0.0 , ≤ 7.0.27 (git)
Affected: 7.4.0 , ≤ 7.4.11 (git)
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