CVE-2024-36460Network attack vector

Credential disclosure via unmasked audit-log passwords

Published Aug 9, 2024 · Updated Nov 3, 2025

Plaintext password exposure in affected Zabbix 5.0, 6.0, 6.4, and 7.0 builds allows remote authenticated users to read audit-log credentials. The frontend audit log records and displays password values without masking them. The exposure requires audit logging to be enabled and access to audit records; extracted passwords support account impersonation.

CVSS severity8.1
High
EPSS probability0.61%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Plaintext password exposure in affected Zabbix 5.0, 6.0, 6.4, and 7.0 builds allows remote authenticated users to read audit-log credentials. The frontend audit log records and displays password values without masking them. The exposure requires audit logging to be enabled and access to audit records; extracted passwords support account impersonation.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-36460
Published
Aug 9, 2024
Updated
Nov 3, 2025
Vendor
Zabbix
Product
Zabbix
Classifications
CWE-256, CWE-522, CAPEC-37, T1552
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 9, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=5.0.0 <=5.0.42
  2. Affected versionversion=5,0,0 <=5.0.42 changes=[{"at":"5.0.43rc1","status":"unaffected"}]
  3. Affected versionversion=6.0.0 <=6.0.30
  4. Affected versionversion=6.0.0 <=6.0.30 changes=[{"at":"6.0.31rc1","status":"unaffected"}]
  5. Affected versionversion=6.4.0 <=6.4.15
  6. Affected versionversion=6.4.0 <=6.4.15 changes=[{"at":"6.4.16rc1","status":"unaffected"}]
  7. Affected versionversion=7.0.0alpha1 <=7.0.0rc2
  8. Affected versionversion=7.0.0alpha1 <=7.0.0rc2 changes=[{"at":"7.2.0alpha1","status":"unaffected"}]

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Zabbix · Zabbixversion=5.0.0 <=5.0.42; version=5,0,0 <=5.0.42 changes=[{"at":"5.0.43rc1","status":"unaffected"}]; version=6.0.0 <=6.0.30; version=6.0.0 <=6.0.30 changes=[{"at":"6.0.31rc1","status":"unaffected"}]; version=6.4.0 <=6.4.15; version=6.4.0 <=6.4.15 changes=[{"at":"6.4.16rc1","status":"unaffected"}]; version=7.0.0alpha1 <=7.0.0rc2; version=7.0.0alpha1 <=7.0.0rc2 changes=[{"at":"7.2.0alpha1","status":"unaffected"}]

Published CVSS scores

8.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
8.1ZabbixCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-256Plaintext Storage of a Password
CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials
CAPEC-37Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data
T1552Unsecured Credentials

Public exploit references

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