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

CVE-2020-5792

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.

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Affected products

Nagios/XI3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:5.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:5.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: = 5.7.3
- (no CPE)range: 5.7.3

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References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/162284/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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