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CVE-2019-15949

Nagios XI Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Nagios Nagios XIApplications & CMS
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CVSS
8.8High
ExploitationExploited in the wildAdded to KEV 3 Nov 2021CISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)77.0%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version yet
Federal deadline3 May 2022Remediation due date for US federal agenciesCISA KEV
CISA required actionApply updates per vendor instructions. CISA KEV

What fixes it

No source in this snapshot names a fixed version.

Timeline

  1. 29 Jul 2019Exploit code publicMetasploit
  2. 5 Sep 2019, 16:50 UTCPublishedCVE List
  3. 3 Nov 2021Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV

Public exploit code and templates 4

  • Exploit moduleNagios XI Prior to 5.6.6 getprofile.sh Authenticated Remote Command Execution 29 Jul 2019Metasploit
  • Auxiliary moduleNagios XI ScannerMetasploit
  • Remote exploitNagios XI - Authenticated Remote Command Execution (Metasploit) 10 Mar 2020Exploit-DB
  • Webapps exploitNagios Xi 5.6.6 - Authenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) 8 Apr 2025Exploit-DB

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Description

Nagios XI contains a remote code execution vulnerability in which a user can modify the check_plugin executable and insert malicious commands to execute as root.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 1

  • n/aaffected: n/aCVE List

References 3