CVE-2020-15901
ajaxhelper.php in Nagios XI before 5.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands...
In Nagios XI before 5.7.3, ajaxhelper.php allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands via cmdsubsys.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Nagios XI before 5.7.3, ajaxhelper.php allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands via cmdsubsys.
- Record
CVE-2020-15901- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Nagios XI before 5.7.3, ajaxhelper.php allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands via cmdsubsys.
- Record
CVE-2020-15901- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-7874 No score
In Nagios XI before 5.7.3, ajaxhelper.php allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands via cmdsubsys.
- Record
EUVD-2020-7874- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8382-whm2-5r8x
ajaxhelper.php in Nagios XI before 5.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands...
ajaxhelper.php in Nagios XI before 5.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via cmdsubsys.
- Record
GHSA-8382-whm2-5r8x- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-15901 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Nagios Xi, published July 22, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 21.9%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.