Frontend DoS via the validate.api.exists action
Priority LOW 24CWE-405Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An authenticated user is able to cause disproportionate CPU load on the Frontend webserver by sending specifically crafted requests to the Frontend validate.api.exists action, leading to potential denial of service.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00555 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-23934
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j6gv-xg9q-8h4p
References
More Zabbix vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-07300 Authentication bypass by spoofing in Zabbix Frontend KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-28315 SQL injection in user.get API CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2016-08210 SQL injection vulnerability in Zabbix before 2.2.14 and 3.0 before 3.0.4 allows remote… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-04884 Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Zabbix 1.8.x before 1.8.18rc1, 2.0.x before 2.0.9rc1, and 2.1.x before 2.1.7. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-07303 Possible view of the setup pages by unauthenticated users if config file already exists KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-14721 Time Based SQL Injection in Zabbix Server Audit Log CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-23934 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-23934 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j6gv-xg9q-8h4p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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