# CVE-2023-32727: Code execution vulnerability in icmpping

> An attacker with item configuration privileges can execute arbitrary code on the Zabbix server via the icmpping function.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 18 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 3 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2023-32727, GHSA-8h32-vcmm-pcx8, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-32727, openSUSE-SU-2023:0418-1, openSUSE-SU-2023:0419-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:13535-1

## What is CVE-2023-32727?

CVE-2023-32727 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Zabbix, published on 18 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

An attacker who has the privilege to configure Zabbix items can use function icmpping() with additional malicious command inside it to execute arbitrary code on the current Zabbix server.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32727?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `zabbix` | SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP4 | All versions | 4.0.50-bp154.2.9.1 |
| `zabbix` | SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP5 | All versions | 4.0.50-bp155.3.9.1 |
| `zabbix` | openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | All versions | 4.0.50-bp154.2.9.1 |
| `zabbix` | openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | All versions | 4.0.50-bp155.3.9.1 |
| `zabbix` | openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 6.0.25-1.1 |

Products: Zabbix Zabbix Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-32727?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2023-32727 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32727 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-32727 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-32727 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Zabbix, published on 18 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32727 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Zabbix. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32727/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32727/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32727
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32727
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-32727

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32727/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.