CVE-2020-5791
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command in Nagios XI 5.7.3 allows a remote, authenticated admin user to execute operating system commands with the privileges of the apache user.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 78.6%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command in Nagios XI 5.7.3 allows a remote, authenticated admin user to execute operating system commands with the privileges of the apache user.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 78.63% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 28 October 2020
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- nagios/nagios xi
- Source
- vulnreport@tenable.com
EPSS 78.6% 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.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159743/Nagios-XI-5.7.3-Remote-Command-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162235/Nagios-XI-5.7.3-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-58Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159743/Nagios-XI-5.7.3-Remote-Command-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162235/Nagios-XI-5.7.3-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-58Exploit, Third Party Advisory
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