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CVE-2020-5791
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command in Nagios XI 5.7.3 allows a remote, authenticated admin user to execute…
High7.2EPSS 78.6%
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- tenable
Description
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command in Nagios XI 5.7.3 allows a remote, authenticated admin user to execute operating system commands with the privileges of the apache user.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 78.6% · top 0.4% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- Authenticated OS Command Injection
- CWE-78 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-78 and its CVEs
Affected products
Nagios XI
- affected 5.7.3
References (3)
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-58 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159743/Nagios-XI-5.7.3-Remote-Command-Injection.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162235/Nagios-XI-5.7.3-Remote-Code-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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