CVE-2020-28906 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Nagios XI versions 5.7.5 and earlier, and Nagios Fusion versions 4.1.8 and earlier. It stems from incorrect file permissions, allowing low-privileged users to modify files sourced by scripts executed with root privileges. Rated 8.8 HIGH on CVSS, this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.1.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nagios:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 5.7.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.