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.

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Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Nagios nagios Xi
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2026:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nagios nagios Xi
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Nagios
Nagios host
Vendors & Products Nagios
Nagios host

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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Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-24T15:08:41.595Z

Reserved: 2026-02-06T01:14:31.431Z

Link: CVE-2026-2042

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-24T15:08:38.338Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-02-20T23:16:04.337

Modified: 2026-02-24T13:17:25.900

Link: CVE-2026-2042

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-02-23T14:33:49Z

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