CVE-2020-5792
HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: October 20, 2020 at 09:18 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:22 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNagios XI
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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 59%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162284/Nagios-XI-5.7.3-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlx_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-58CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-88
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