When Zabbix Agent was installed on Windows into a custom installation directory, the installer did not verify whether the selected directory had secure access permissions. If the target directory allowed unauthorized users to modify its contents, an attacker could place a malicious DLL that could later be loaded by the application, resulting in DLL sideloading. The installer has been hardened to detect potentially unsafe installation directories and now requires explicit user confirmation before proceeding with installation in such locations. This reduces the risk of accidental installation into directories with inappropriate permissions while preserving compatibility with existing deployment scenarios.

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Solution

Update the affected components to their respective fixed versions.


Workaround

Install the Zabbix Agent into directories with appropriately restricted access permissions. Verify and adjust permissions on custom installation directories to prevent unprivileged users from modifying their contents.

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Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:30:00 +0000

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Description When Zabbix Agent was installed on Windows into a custom installation directory, the installer did not verify whether the selected directory had secure access permissions. If the target directory allowed unauthorized users to modify its contents, an attacker could place a malicious DLL that could later be loaded by the application, resulting in DLL sideloading. The installer has been hardened to detect potentially unsafe installation directories and now requires explicit user confirmation before proceeding with installation in such locations. This reduces the risk of accidental installation into directories with inappropriate permissions while preserving compatibility with existing deployment scenarios.
Title Improper validation of custom installation directories on Windows could allow installation into locations with unsafe permissions, increasing the risk of DLL sideloading.
Weaknesses CWE-427
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Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Zabbix

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-18T13:34:30.672Z

Reserved: 2026-07-07T08:30:49.859Z

Link: CVE-2026-59781

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-18T13:17:25.340

Modified: 2026-08-18T13:17:25.340

Link: CVE-2026-59781

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