CVE-2020-5792

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.2/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-88

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	Nagios XI	5.7.3

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162284/Nagios-XI-5.7.3-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-58Exploit, Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162284/Nagios-XI-5.7.3-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-58Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Oct 20, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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