Nagios XI < 2012R1.6 Auto-Discovery Shell Command Injection
Published Oct 30, 2025
8.7
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 3.38%
Description
Nagios XI versions prior to 2012R1.6 contain a shell command injection vulnerability in the Auto-Discovery tool. User-controlled input is passed to a shell without adequate sanitation or argument quoting, allowing an authenticated user with access to discovery functionality to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the application service.
Affected products
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- Version 0StatusaffectedConstraints<2012R1.6
- Version
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Vendor solution
Nagios addresses this vulnerability as "Fixed shell vulnerability for autodiscovery tool."
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
1 other source (NVD) ▾
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
YesTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Oct 31, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2025–2026- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (4 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.38% (0.03377) | 88.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.14% (0.03144) | 86.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 7, 2025 | 1.71% (0.01707) | 81.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 0.64% (0.00638) | 69.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
References (2)
- https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/ release-notespatchRelease Notes
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-auto-discovery-shell-command-injection third-party-advisoryThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/ | release-notespatchRelease Notes | |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-auto-discovery-shell-command-injection | third-party-advisoryThird Party Advisory |
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