CVE-2019-15949

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Summary

CVECVE-2019-15949
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-09-05 17:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-04-15 21:16:00 UTC
DescriptionNagios XI before 5.6.6 allows remote command execution as root. The exploit requires access to the server as the nagios user, or access as the admin user via the web interface. The getprofile.sh script, invoked by downloading a system profile (profile.php?cmd=download), is executed as root via a passwordless sudo entry; the script executes check_plugin, which is owned by the nagios user. A user logged into Nagios XI with permissions to modify plugins, or the nagios user on the server, can modify the check_plugin executable and insert malicious commands to execute as root.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.777410000 probability, percentile 0.995210000 (date 2026-07-22)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2021-11-03; due 2022-05-03; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-78

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorNagios
ProductNagios XI
NameNagios XI Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15949

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Nagios Nagios Xi All All All All
Application Nagios Nagios Xi All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
GitHub - jakgibb/nagiosxi-root-rce-exploit: POC which exploits a vulnerability within Nagios XI (5.6.5) to spawn a root shell MISC github.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Nagios XI getprofile.sh Remote Command Execution ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
Nagios XI Authenticated Remote Command Execution ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

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