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CVE-2018-8735

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Description

Remote command execution (RCE) vulnerability in Nagios XI 5.2.x through 5.4.x before 5.4.13 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system, aka OS command injection.

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https://gist.github.com/caleBot/f0a93b5a98574393e0139104eacc2d0f

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44969/

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44560/

https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/

https://blog.redactedsec.net/exploits/2018/04/26/nagios.html

https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/CHANGES-5.TXT

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2018-04-18

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.64172

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