RCE in It-Novum Openitcockpit
CVE-2026-24893
openITCOCKPIT is an open source monitoring tool built for different monitoring engines. openITCOCKPIT Community Edition prior to version 5.5.2 contains a command injection vulnerability that allows an authenticated user with permission to add or modify hosts to execute arbitrary OS commands on the monitoring backend. The vulnerability arises because user-controlled host attributes (specifically the host address) are expanded into monitoring command templates without validation, escaping, or quoting. These templates are later executed by the monitoring engine (Nagios/Icinga) via a shell, resulting in remote code execution. Version 5.5.2 patches the issue.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
EPSS: 0.014 (70.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- It-novum Openitcockpit
- Openitcockpit — versions < 5.5.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Product, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Press/Media Coverage)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-24893?
- CVE-2026-24893 is a high-severity vulnerability in It-Novum Openitcockpit, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-04-14.
- How severe is CVE-2026-24893?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.