CVE-2021-40344
mediumpriority · attend · 52EPSS 0.648 · 99 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
An issue was discovered in Nagios XI 5.8.5. In the Custom Includes section of the Admin panel, an administrator can upload files with arbitrary extensions as long as the MIME type corresponds to an image. Therefore it is possible to upload a crafted PHP script to achieve remote command execution.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–7.2
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affected products (2)
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references (11)
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- https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/5/xi-5.8.6.tar.gzPatchcnnvd
- https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/CHANGES-5.TXTcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40344cnnvd
- https://synacktiv.comcnnvd
- https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2021-10/Nagios_XI_multiple_vulnerabilities_0.pdfcnnvd
- https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/CHANGES-5.TXTenisa_euvd
- https://synacktiv.comenisa_euvd
- https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2021-10/Nagios_XI_multiple_vulnerabilities_0.pdfenisa_euvd
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