CVE-2021-33178 describes an authenticated path traversal vulnerability in NagVis versions prior to 1.9.29, specifically within the "Manage Backgrounds" functionality. This flaw allows a high-privileged attacker to arbitrarily delete files on the local system, leading to a high impact on integrity and availability, as reflected by its CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium). There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. While there is minimal community discussion and media coverage, the vulnerability is not listed on CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.9.29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nagvis:nagvis:*:*:*:*:*:nagios_xi:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.