High severity8.4NVD Advisory· Published Oct 9, 2024· Updated Apr 15, 2026

CVE-2023-37154

Description

check_by_ssh in Nagios nagios-plugins 2.4.5 allows arbitrary command execution via ProxyCommand, LocalCommand, and PermitLocalCommand with \${IFS}. This has been categorized both as fixed in e8810de, and as intended behavior.

Patches

e8810de21be8

https://github.com/nagios-plugins/nagios-pluginsvia osv

commit

Vulnerability mechanics

Generated by null/stub on May 9, 2026. Inputs: CWE entries + fix-commit diffs from this CVE's patches. Citations validated against bundle.

References

github.com/monitoring-plugins/monitoring-plugins/security/advisories/GHSA-p3gv-vmpx-hhw4nvd
github.com/nagios-plugins/nagios-plugins/commit/e8810de21be80148562b7e0168b0a62aeedffde6nvd
joshua.hu/nagios-hacking-cve-2023-37154nvd

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