Vulnerability details
CVE-2020-36867
Nagios XI
Nagios XI < 5.7.3 Command Injection in Report PDF Download
CVSS 4.0
8.7High
Official description
Nagios XI versions prior to 5.7.3 contain a command injection vulnerability in the report PDF download/export functionality. User-supplied values used in the PDF generation pipeline or the wrapper that invokes offline/pdf helper utilities were insufficiently validated or improperly escaped, allowing an authenticated attacker who can trigger PDF exports to inject shell metacharacters or arguments.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.7High | 4.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nagios | XI | v < 5.7.3 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
2- https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/ release-notespatch
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-command-injection-in-report-pdf-download third-party-advisory
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Details
- Published
- 2025-10-31
- Last updated
- 2025-11-17
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- VulnCheck
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.54%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
85%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')