Nagios XI < 2026R1 Configuration Wizard Authenticated Command Injection
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
Nagios XI < 2026R1 is vulnerable to an authenticated command injection vulnerability within the MongoDB Database, MySQL Query, MySQL Server, Postgres Server, and Postgres Query wizards. It is possible to inject shell characters into arguments provided to the service and execute arbitrary system commands on the underlying host as the `nagios` user.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Nagios XI (Nagios) Fixed in 2026R1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-34227
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3ghq-rfpw-jhqx
References
More Nagios Xi vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2025-34227 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-34227 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3ghq-rfpw-jhqx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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