CVE-2021-40343
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 26, 2021 at 10:51 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:06 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNagios XI
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
Description
An issue was discovered in Nagios XI 5.8.5. Insecure file permissions on the nagios_unbundler.py file allow the nagios user to elevate their privileges to the root user.
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_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/CHANGES-5.TXTx_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2021-10/Nagios_XI_multiple_vulnerabilities_0.pdfCVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732
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