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CVE-2021-36364

Nagios XI before 5.8.5 incorrectly allows backup_xi.sh wildcards.

9.8 Critical

Nagios XI before 5.8.5 incorrectly allows backup_xi.sh wildcards.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

4.00%Up 3.4 points since Sep 29, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used9.8

Nagios XI before 5.8.5 incorrectly allows backup_xi.sh wildcards.

Record
CVE-2021-36364
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Nagios XI before 5.8.5 incorrectly allows backup_xi.sh wildcards.

Record
CVE-2021-36364
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-22984No score

Nagios XI before 5.8.5 incorrectly allows backup_xi.sh wildcards.

Record
EUVD-2021-22984
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9x3f-gvhh-gcpqNo score

Nagios XI before 5.8.5 incorrectly allows backup_xi.sh wildcards.

Nagios XI before 5.8.5 incorrectly allows backup_xi.sh wildcards.

Record
GHSA-9x3f-gvhh-gcpq
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-36364 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Nagios Xi, published September 28, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.00%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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