CVE-2020-5792

HIGH

Nagios XI 5.7.3 - Command Injection

Title source: llm

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.

Exploits (1)

metasploit WORKING POC EXCELLENT

by Chris Lyne, Erik Wynter · rubypoclinux

https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/nagios_xi_snmptrap_authenticated_rce.rb

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References (2)

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162284/Nagios-XI-5.7.3-Remote-Code-Execution.html

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-58

Scores

CVSS v3 7.2

EPSS 0.8120

EPSS Percentile 99.1%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-88

Status published

Affected Products (1)

nagios/nagios_xi

Timeline

Published Oct 20, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026