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CVE-2022-23134 Zabbix CVE debrief

CVE-2022-23134 is a Zabbix Frontend improper access control vulnerability that CISA added to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-02-22. Because it is on the KEV list, organizations should treat it as a high-priority remediation item and follow vendor update guidance without delay. The supplied sources do not include affected versions or exploit details, so the safest response is to identify exposed Zabbix Frontend deployments and apply the vendor-recommended update path.

Vendor
Zabbix
Product
Frontend
CVSS
LOW 3.7
CISA KEV
Listed
Original CVE published
2022-02-22
Original CVE updated
2022-02-22
Advisory published
2022-02-22
Advisory updated
2022-02-22

Who should care

Organizations running Zabbix Frontend, especially asset owners, vulnerability management teams, and administrators responsible for patching and access control review.

Technical summary

The issue is described only as an improper access control vulnerability in Zabbix Frontend. The source corpus does not provide affected version ranges, attack prerequisites, or specific impact details. What is confirmed is that CISA listed the CVE in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and directed defenders to apply updates per vendor instructions.

Defensive priority

High. CISA listed this CVE in the KEV catalog on the same date it was published, with a remediation due date of 2022-03-08.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Inventory all Zabbix Frontend instances and confirm whether any are exposed or actively used.
  • Review Zabbix vendor advisories and apply the recommended updates or mitigation steps as soon as possible.
  • Validate that access controls and administrative permissions are configured according to least privilege.
  • Check change and vulnerability management records to confirm remediation was completed by the KEV due date.
  • Monitor for any signs of unauthorized access attempts against Zabbix Frontend deployments.

Evidence notes

This debrief is based only on the supplied CISA KEV source item and the official CVE/NVD reference links. Confirmed facts: the CVE identifier, the Zabbix Frontend product, the vulnerability class (improper access control), KEV inclusion, the CISA dateAdded of 2022-02-22, and the dueDate of 2022-03-08. No affected versions, exploit chain, or remediation version were present in the corpus, so those details are intentionally omitted.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2022-23134 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23134

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2022-23134 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23134

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

  • CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Official CISA catalog of vulnerabilities known to be exploited in the wild.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json

    cisa_kev

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.