CVE-2022-43516 describes a critical vulnerability where the Zabbix agent MSI installer on Windows inadvertently creates a firewall rule allowing all incoming TCP connections to all programs and ports. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation or public exploit code is currently known, and community discussion is minimal, the severe nature of this misconfiguration warrants immediate attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_firewall:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.0.10, < 6.0.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.2.0, < 6.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:6.0.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:6.2.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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