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Status published
Medium
CVE-2022-43516
Zabbix Agent installer adds “allow all TCP any any” firewall rule
Vulnerability Description
A Firewall Rule which allows all incoming TCP connections to all programs from any source and to all ports is created in Windows Firewall after Zabbix agent installation (MSI)
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Joshua PowellNishiyama
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Affected Vendor
Zabbix
View all reports →Affected Software
Zabbix agent (MSI packages), Zabbix agent 2 (MSI packages)
Vulnerable Versions:
Oct. 29, 2022 - Dec 2, 2022, Dec 3, 2022
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 12th, 2022
Last Modified:
April 18th, 2025
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weaknesses (CWE)
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.