High severity7.2NVD Advisory· Published Oct 20, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-5791

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.

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Affected products

Nagios/XIllm-fuzzy2 versions
5.7.3+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 5.7.3
- (no CPE)range: 5.7.3

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/159743/Nagios-XI-5.7.3-Remote-Command-Injection.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
packetstormsecurity.com/files/162235/Nagios-XI-5.7.3-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-58nvdExploitThird Party Advisory

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