{
    "id": "CVE-2021-25298",
    "published": "2021-02-15 13:15:12",
    "last_modified": "2026-07-09 13:39:54",
    "cvss_score": "8.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-78",
    "description": "Nagios XI version xi-5.7.5 is affected by OS command injection. The vulnerability exists in the file /usr/local/nagiosxi/html/includes/configwizards/cloud-vm/cloud-vm.inc.php due to improper sanitization of authenticated user-controlled input by a single HTTP request, which can lead to OS command injection on the Nagios XI server.",
    "epss_score": "0.75148",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99496",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2022-02-01",
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:27:08",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-02-01."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "nagios",
            "product": "nagios_xi"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2021-25298",
        "date_added": "2022-01-18",
        "due_date": "2022-02-01",
        "vendor": "Nagios",
        "product": "Nagios XI",
        "name": "Nagios XI OS Command Injection",
        "ransomware": 0
    },
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161561/Nagios-XI-5.7.5-Remote-Code-Execution.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170924/Nagios-XI-5.7.5-Remote-Code-Execution.html",
        "https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/versions.php",
        "https://github.com/fs0c-sh/nagios-xi-5.7.5-bugs/blob/main/README.md",
        "https://www.fastly.com/blog/anatomy-of-a-command-injection-cve-2021-25296-7-8-with-metasploit-module-and",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161561/Nagios-XI-5.7.5-Remote-Code-Execution.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170924/Nagios-XI-5.7.5-Remote-Code-Execution.html",
        "https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/versions.php",
        "https://github.com/fs0c-sh/nagios-xi-5.7.5-bugs/blob/main/README.md",
        "https://www.fastly.com/blog/anatomy-of-a-command-injection-cve-2021-25296-7-8-with-metasploit-module-and",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-25298"
    ]
}