CVE-2026-2042HIGH 8.8EPSS p91.8%

CVE-2026-2042CVE-2026-2042

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.

Scoring

CVSS 3.18.8 (HIGH)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS5.52% probability of exploitation · percentile 91.8% · 2026-06-18T12:00:27Z
Published2026-02-20
Last modified2026-02-24

Underlying weaknesses· 1

CWE-78

References

  1. https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/nagios-xi-2026r1-0-1/
  2. https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-071/

1

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
WeaknessImproper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')cwe-780%live

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