CVE-2020-36867 (GCVE-0-2020-36867)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-30 21:37 – Updated: 2025-11-17 18:21
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Nagios XI < 5.7.3 Command Injection in Report PDF Download
Summary
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Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-10-31 13:06 UTC
CWE
- CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/ | release-notespatch |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-co… | third-party-advisory |
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