The specific flaw exists within the monitoringwizard module. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-28245.
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Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:15:00 +0000
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Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:30:00 +0000
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2026:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000
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Fri, 20 Feb 2026 22:30:00 +0000
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| Description | Nagios Host monitoringwizard Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Nagios Host. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the monitoringwizard module. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-28245. | |
| Title | Nagios Host monitoringwizard Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-78 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published:
Updated: 2026-02-24T15:08:41.595Z
Reserved: 2026-02-06T01:14:31.431Z
Link: CVE-2026-2042
Updated: 2026-02-24T15:08:38.338Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2026-02-20T23:16:04.337
Modified: 2026-02-24T13:17:25.900
Link: CVE-2026-2042
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-02-23T14:33:49Z