CVE-2020-5792
Improper neutralization of argument delimiters in a command in Nagios XI 5.7.3 allows a remote,...
Improper neutralization of argument delimiters in a command in Nagios XI 5.7.3 allows a remote, authenticated admin user to write to arbitrary files and ultimately execute code with the privileges of the apache user.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Improper neutralization of argument delimiters in a command in Nagios XI 5.7.3 allows a remote, authenticated admin user to write to arbitrary files and ultimately execute code with the privileges of the apache user.
- Record
CVE-2020-5792- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-88
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Improper neutralization of argument delimiters in a command in Nagios XI 5.7.3 allows a remote, authenticated admin user to write to arbitrary files and ultimately execute code with the privileges of the apache user.
- Record
CVE-2020-5792- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-26949 No score
Improper neutralization of argument delimiters in a command in Nagios XI 5.7.3 allows a remote, authenticated admin user to write to arbitrary files and ultimately execute code with the privileges of the apache user.
- Record
EUVD-2020-26949- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4w5r-xgqv-25rr
Improper neutralization of argument delimiters in a command in Nagios XI 5.7.3 allows a remote,...
Improper neutralization of argument delimiters in a command in Nagios XI 5.7.3 allows a remote, authenticated admin user to write to arbitrary files and ultimately execute code with the privileges of the apache user.
- Record
GHSA-4w5r-xgqv-25rr- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77, CWE-88
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | Nagios XI 5.5.0-5.7.3 - Snmptrap Authenticated Remote Code Exection | 2020-10-20 |
| Metasploit | Nagios XI Scanner |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploits, facts | ||
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-5792 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Nagios Xi, published October 20, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 63.5%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.