CVE-2020-28906
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 24, 2021 at 12:43 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:10 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorNagios XIFusion
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
Description
Incorrect File Permissions in Nagios XI 5.7.5 and earlier and Nagios Fusion 4.1.8 and earlier allows for Privilege Escalation to root. Low-privileged users are able to modify files that are included (aka sourced) by scripts executed by root.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162783/Nagios-XI-Fusion-Privilege-Escalation-Cross-Site-Scripting-Code-Execution.htmlx_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://skylightcyber.com/2021/05/20/13-nagios-vulnerabilities-7-will-shock-you/x_refsource_CONFIRMx_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-276
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