CVE-2009-4498
The node_process_command function in Zabbix Server before 1.8 allows remote attackers to execute...
The node_process_command function in Zabbix Server before 1.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted request.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.8
The node_process_command function in Zabbix Server before 1.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted request.
- Record
CVE-2009-4498- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The node_process_command function in Zabbix Server before 1.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted request.
- Record
CVE-2009-4498- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-4464 No score
The node_process_command function in Zabbix Server before 1.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted request.
- Record
EUVD-2009-4464- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jfgr-r9xc-vhc8 No score
The node_process_command function in Zabbix Server before 1.8 allows remote attackers to execute...
The node_process_command function in Zabbix Server before 1.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted request.
- Record
GHSA-jfgr-r9xc-vhc8- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The node_process_command function in Zabbix Server before 1.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted request.
- Record
CVE-2009-4498- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-4498 No score
The node_process_command function in Zabbix Server before 1.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted request.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4498- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Zabbix Server - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2009-12-14 |
| Exploit-DB | Zabbix Server - Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2012-08-27 |
| Metasploit | Zabbix Server Arbitrary Command Execution | 2009-09-10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-4498 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Zabbix, published December 31, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 31.9%, the 98th percentile. Fixed in zabbix 1:1.8-1.
References
securityfocus.com/archive/1/508436/30/60/threaded
support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-1030
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/02/1
secunia.com/advisories/37740
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3514
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4498
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jfgr-r9xc-vhc8
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-4498