RCE in Nagios Xi

CVE-2021-40345

An issue was discovered in Nagios XI 5.8.5. In the Manage Dashlets section of the Admin panel, an administrator can upload ZIP files. A command injection (within the name of the first file in the archive) allows an attacker to execute system commands.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.227 (97.7th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-40345: held from 0.227 to 0.227.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.227 · newest: 0.227 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40345?
CVE-2021-40345 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nagios Xi, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2021-10-26.
How severe is CVE-2021-40345?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-40345 known to be exploited?
9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.