01 Record
CVE-2019-15949
Nagios 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
HighKEVPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base score8.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
Nagios 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-11-03. Federal remediation due 2022-05-03.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 77.03% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 99.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2019-09-05 16:50Z7 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-10-21 23:45Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2019-09-05
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- c30bebe218e2d62f80ebb51f5841f41df71a590f83a54c4f2851b982d5e4c9f7
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/jakgibb/nagiosxi-root-rce-exploit
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156676/Nagios-XI-Authenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162158/Nagios-XI-getprofile.sh-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-15949