CVE-2020-35578 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 81.9% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
An issue was discovered in the Manage Plugins page in Nagios XI before 5.8.0. Because the line-ending conversion feature is mishandled during a plugin upload, a remote, authenticated admin user can execute operating-system commands.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 81.92% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-78 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2021-01-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| nagios | nagios xi |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Nagios XI 5.7.X - Remote Code Execution RCE (Authenticated) | 2021-01-14 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160948/Nagios-XI-5.7.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162207/Nagios-XI-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/
- https://www.nagios.com/products/security/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160948/Nagios-XI-5.7.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162207/Nagios-XI-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/
- https://www.nagios.com/products/security/
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