CVE-2009-2288

highpriority · attend · 69EPSS 0.835 · 100 %ileexploit · weaponizedEUUS
grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
Public exploit
4 exploits · weaponized
Likely / severe?
83.5% (100th) EPSS
CVSS 7.5 · high
Is it mine?
23 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
3 sources
enisa_euvd · nvd · redhat_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

statuswml.cgi in Nagios before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) ping or (2) Traceroute parameters.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

  • Fixednagios-0:2.12-3.el5.src as a component of Red Hat HPC Solution for RHEL 5 Serverredhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1141
  • Fixednagios-0:2.12-3.el5.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat HPC Solution for RHEL 5 Serverredhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1141
  • Fixednagios-debuginfo-0:2.12-3.el5.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat HPC Solution for RHEL 5 Serverredhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1141
  • Fixednagios-devel-0:2.12-3.el5.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat HPC Solution for RHEL 5 Serverredhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1141
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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–7.5

v2.07.5highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 6.4
v2.07.5highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v2.06.5mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:Psecondary · Red Hat Product Security US
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-78USprimary
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exploits (4)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

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affected products (23)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 23
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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • RHSA-2009:1141Red Hat Security Advisory: nagios security update2009-07-02csaf · redhat_csafUS

    Updated nagios packages that fix one security issue are now available for the Red Hat HPC Solution. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

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also known as (2)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

enisa_euvdnvdredhat_csafNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2009-07-01modified 2026-06-16
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references (24)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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