CVE-2020-15901
In Nagios XI before 5.7.3, ajaxhelper.php allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands via cmdsubsys.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 21.9%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
In Nagios XI before 5.7.3, ajaxhelper.php allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands via cmdsubsys.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 21.87% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- nagios/nagios xi
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 21.9% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://insinuator.net/2020/07/security-advisories-for-nagios-xi/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.nagios.com/products/security/Vendor Advisory
- https://insinuator.net/2020/07/security-advisories-for-nagios-xi/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.nagios.com/products/security/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.