CVE-2020-5792 in the critical feed json
Improper neutralization of argument delimiters in a command in Nagios XI 5.7.3 allows a remote, authenticated admin user to write to arbitr…
published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-26949
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 63.5%
- EPSS 63.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.2%
- public exploits
- 2
- Metasploit
Summary
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.
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- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/linux/http/nagios_xi_snmptrap_authenticated_rce)
- Published
Exploit prediction
63.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/linux/http/nagios_xi_snmptrap_authenticated_rce Nagios XI 5.5.0-5.7.3 - Snmptrap Authenticated Remote Code Exection metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2020-10-20
- Metasploit auxiliary/scanner/http/nagios_xi_scanner Nagios XI Scanner metasploit auxiliary, normal rank
- tenable.com https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-58 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162284/Nagios-XI-5.7.3-Remote-Code-Execution.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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 |
Affected products
- n/a Nagios XI
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command
References
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tenable.com
/security/research/tra-2020-58
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/162284/Nagios-XI-5.7.3-Remote-Code-Execution.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-5792
- NVD CVE-2020-5792
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