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CVE-2020-24899 in the critical feed json

Nagios XI 5.7.2 is affected by a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability.

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-17607

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
16.6%
EPSS 16.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Nagios XI 5.7.2 is affected by a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability. An authenticated user can inject additional commands into normal webapp query.

Patch / fix

  • libraw Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +9 more 0.20.0-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2020-24899

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Exploit prediction

16.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • code610.blogspot.com https://code610.blogspot.com/2020/08/postauth-rce-in-nagios-572.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

Sources

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