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CVE-2020-36867 Details

Description

Nagios XI versions prior to 5.7.3 contain a command injection vulnerability in the report PDF download/export functionality. User-supplied values used in the PDF generation pipeline or the wrapper that invokes offline/pdf helper utilities were insufficiently validated or improperly escaped, allowing an authenticated attacker who can trigger PDF exports to inject shell metacharacters or arguments.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/ [email protected]Release Notes
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-command-injection-in-report-pdf-download [email protected]Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
nagios nagios xi
< 5.7.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-36867
NVD Published Date:
Oct 30, 2025
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2020-36867 Details - Not Deferred