CVE-2020-5792
Improper neutralization of argument delimiters in a command in Nagios XI 5.7.3 allows a remote, authenticated admin user to write to arbitrary files and ultimately execute code with the privileges of the apache user.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 58.8%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Improper neutralization of argument delimiters in a command in Nagios XI 5.7.3 allows a remote, authenticated admin user to write to arbitrary files and ultimately execute code 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
- 58.77% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-88
- Affected
- nagios/nagios xi
- Source
- vulnreport@tenable.com
EPSS moved from 59.5% on 20 September 2026 to 58.8% on 3 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162284/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/162284/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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.