CVE-2021-40343

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-40343
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-10-26 11:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-11-01 19:49:00 UTC
DescriptionAn issue was discovered in Nagios XI 5.8.5. Insecure file permissions on the nagios_unbundler.py file allow the nagios user to elevate their privileges to the root user.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-732

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Nagios Nagios Xi 5.8.5 All All All

References

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Pentest, Reverse, Développement MISC synacktiv.com
www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2021-10/Nagios_XI_multiple_vulnerabilitie... MISC www.synacktiv.com
assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/CHANGES-5.TXT MISC assets.nagios.com
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