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TI-2021-15316 Aliases CVE-2021-37347GHSA-vgwr-86cx-jp7f

Nagios XI before version 5.8.5 is vulnerable to local privilege escalation because…

Priority LOW 35CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

Nagios XI before version 5.8.5 is vulnerable to local privilege escalation because getprofile.sh does not validate the directory name it receives as an argument.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00778 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.8.5VulnerableNagios
  • cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.8.5 Vulnerable ·Nagios

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-37347
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vgwr-86cx-jp7f

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2021-07545 Nagios XI version xi-5.7.5 is affected by OS command injection. KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-07544 Nagios XI version xi-5.7.5 is affected by OS command injection. KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-07543 Nagios XI version xi-5.7.5 is affected by OS command injection. KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-11993 Nagios XI before 5.6.6 allows remote command execution as root. KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-26027 Nagios XI before version 5.11.3 was discovered to contain a remote code execution (RCE)… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-11196 Snoopy 1.0 in Nagios XI 5.5.6 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to execute… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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