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CVE-2021-25296

Exploited in the wild. In CISA KEV since 2022‑01‑18. A vendor fix is available.

CVSS 3.18.8HighEPSS percentile99th72% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVListedsince 2022-01-18, due 2022-02-01
Public exploit: 2 sourcesFixVendor fixNo build named by the sources

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU

NVD CVE.org

What to do

The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.

  • Nagios XiAffected: ≥ 5.5.6, ≤ 5.7.5Upgrade to: after 5.7.5Stated by: NVD

Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in

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Coverage timeline

0 publishers

  1. Added to CISA KEV catalog

    ·CISA KEV

Sourced from public security reporting — each date is when it was published, not when it happened.

What it is

From the CVE record

Nagios 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.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS99th
Public exploit
CISA KEV
CISA KEV

Listed as exploited in the wild since 2022-01-18.

US federal agencies must remediate by 2022-02-01.

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Public exploits

2 sources with a proof of concept or module.

Exploit links, PoCs and Metasploit modules after sign-in
EPSS

72% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 99th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

A public exploit existed 120 days before the patch.

  1. Patch availablepatch available, record updated, record updated
  2. Patch availablerecord updated
  3. Patch availablerecord updated
  4. OpenVAS check added
  5. EPSS band changecritical → high
  6. Public exploit / PoCsource: packetstormnuclei check added

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Scored 8.8 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
  • Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable

Weaknesses

Sources

References in the record

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