CVE-2020-28648
Improper input validation in the Auto-Discovery component of Nagios XI before 5.7.5 allows an...
Improper input validation in the Auto-Discovery component of Nagios XI before 5.7.5 allows an authenticated attacker to execute remote code.
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
Improper input validation in the Auto-Discovery component of Nagios XI before 5.7.5 allows an authenticated attacker to execute remote code.
- Record
CVE-2020-28648- 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
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Improper input validation in the Auto-Discovery component of Nagios XI before 5.7.5 allows an authenticated attacker to execute remote code.
- Record
CVE-2020-28648- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-21046 No score
Improper input validation in the Auto-Discovery component of Nagios XI before 5.7.5 allows an authenticated attacker to execute remote code.
- Record
EUVD-2020-21046- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9xr3-68cv-25fc
Improper input validation in the Auto-Discovery component of Nagios XI before 5.7.5 allows an...
Improper input validation in the Auto-Discovery component of Nagios XI before 5.7.5 allows an authenticated attacker to execute remote code.
- Record
GHSA-9xr3-68cv-25fc- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-28648 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Nagios Xi, published November 16, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.19%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log
skylightcyber.com/2021/05/20/13-nagios-vulnerabilities-7-will-shock-you
packetstormsecurity.com/files/162783/Nagios-XI-Fusion-Privilege-Escalation-Cross-Site-Scripting-Code-Execution.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28648
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9xr3-68cv-25fc