Bug 2545873 (CVE-2026-59783)

Summary: CVE-2026-59783 zabbix: Zabbix: Denial of service via null byte input in binary items
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A flaw was found in Zabbix Server and Proxy. In deployments configured with a MySQL or MariaDB database backend, an authenticated remote attacker can cause a denial of service (DoS) by submitting binary items containing null bytes. This improper input handling causes the server or proxy process to crash, leading to a loss of monitoring service availability.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-05 10:51:30 UTC
The Zabbix Server/Proxy has a vulnerability where binary items can crash the Server/Proxy on certain NULL byte input leading to potential loss of availability. This only affects deployments where MySQL/MariaDB database is used as the Zabbix database.