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CVE-2021-37345 Details

Description

Nagios XI before version 5.8.5 is vulnerable to local privilege escalation because xi-sys.cfg is being imported from the var directory for some scripts with elevated permissions.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/ CVERelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/ [email protected]Release NotesVendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-269Improper Privilege Management[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
nagios nagios xi
< 5.8.5

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-37345
NVD Published Date:
Aug 13, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jul 9, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2021-37345 Details - Not Deferred