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TI-2021-12729 Aliases CVE-2021-33178GHSA-g6fj-g9qm-g5xw

Path traversal in NagVis

Priority LOW 33CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The Manage Backgrounds functionality within NagVis versions prior to 1.9.29 is vulnerable to an authenticated path traversal vulnerability. Exploitation of this results in a malicious actor having the ability to arbitrarily delete files on the local system.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01943 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed NagVis (NagVis): 1.9.29

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NagvisNagVisbefore 1.9.291.9.29Patch availableCNA
  • NagVis VendorNagvis Affected before 1.9.29 Fixed in 1.9.29 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nagvis:nagvis:*:*:*:*:*:nagios_xi:*:*before 1.9.29VulnerableNagvis
  • cpe:2.3:a:nagvis:nagvis:*:*:*:*:*:nagios_xi:*:* Versions before 1.9.29 Vulnerable ·Nagvis

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA NagVis (NagVis) Fixed in 1.9.29

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-33178
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g6fj-g9qm-g5xw

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2022-23252 Nagvis before 1.9.34 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file read vulnerability via… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2024-31475 Fix various XSS issues and potential RCE CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-03648 NagVis CoreLogonMultisite.php checkAuthCookie type conversion CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2025-26347 Livestatus Injection in dynmaps CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2017-04200 An issue was discovered in NagVis 1.9b12. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2023-24907 XSS exists in NagVis before 1.9.38 via the select function in share/server/core/functions/html.php. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
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Sources

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