CVE-2021-25296

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-25296
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-02-15 13:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-08-08 14:21:00 UTC
DescriptionNagios XI version xi-5.7.5 is affected by OS command injection. The vulnerability exists in the file /usr/local/nagiosxi/html/includes/configwizards/windowswmi/windowswmi.inc.php due to improper sanitization of authenticated user-controlled input by a single HTTP request, which can lead to OS command injection on the Nagios XI server.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.935570000 probability, percentile 0.998300000 (date 2026-04-01)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-01-18; due 2022-02-01; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorNagios
ProductNagios XI
NameNagios XI OS Command Injection
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25296

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Nagios Nagios Xi 5.7.5 All All All
Application Nagios Nagios Xi 5.7.5 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Nagios - Network, Server and Log Monitoring Software MISC nagios.com Product
nagios-xi-5.7.5-bugs/README.md at main · fs0c-sh/nagios-xi-5.7.5-bugs · GitHub MISC github.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Nagios XI · Previous Versions MISC assets.nagios.com Exploit, Product
Nagios XI 5.7.5 Remote Code Execution ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
Anatomy of a Command Injection: CVE-2021-25296(7,8) with Metasploit Module & Nuclei Template | Fastly MISC www.fastly.com
Nagios XI 5.7.5 Remote Code Execution ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 375476 Nagios XI Remote command injection vulnerability
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