Exploitation evidence
Known exploited · CISA KEV listed
Added 2022-02-22. Ransomware campaign use: Unknown.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date: 2022-03-08. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
Zabbix / Frontend
Default status: Not specified
- affected: 5.4.0 - 5.4.8
- unaffected: 5.4.9 to < 5.4.9* (custom)
Fixes and workarounds
To remediate this vulnerability, apply the updates or if an immediate update is not possible, follow the presented workarounds.
Reported workarounds: If an immediate update is not possible, please remove the setup.php file
Sources and related reporting
CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON
- https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-20384
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6SZYHXINBKCY42ITFSNCYE7KCSF33VRA/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VB6W556GVXOKUYTASTDGL3AI7S3SJHX7/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/02/msg00008.html
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-23134
Observed change timeline
History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.
12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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