{"id":"CVE-2020-28901","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-28901","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T23:42:14.903Z","title":"Command Injection in Nagios Fusion 4.1.8 and earlier allows for Privilege Escalation or Code Execution as root via vectors related to corrupt component installation in cmd_subsys.php.","description":"Command Injection in Nagios Fusion 4.1.8 and earlier allows for Privilege Escalation or Code Execution as root via vectors related to corrupt component installation in cmd_subsys.php.","published":"2021-05-24T13:15:08.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:10:48.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-77"],"affected":["nagios/fusion"],"epss":{"score":0.1192,"percentile":0.96081,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-10-10","score":0.1192,"percentile":0.96022}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.9%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-10-10T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.1192,"from":0.09111,"percentile":0.96022},"summary":"EPSS moved from 9.1% to 11.9% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162783/Nagios-XI-Fusion-Privilege-Escalation-Cross-Site-Scripting-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://skylightcyber.com/2021/05/20/13-nagios-vulnerabilities-7-will-shock-you/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162783/Nagios-XI-Fusion-Privilege-Escalation-Cross-Site-Scripting-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://skylightcyber.com/2021/05/20/13-nagios-vulnerabilities-7-will-shock-you/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28901","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}