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CVE-2019-9164

Command injection in Nagios XI before 5.5.11 allows an authenticated users to execute arbitrary...

8.8 High

Command injection in Nagios XI before 5.5.11 allows an authenticated users to execute arbitrary remote commands via a new autodiscovery job.

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

46.0%Up 44.9 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Command injection in Nagios XI before 5.5.11 allows an authenticated users to execute arbitrary remote commands via a new autodiscovery job.

Record
CVE-2019-9164
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Command injection in Nagios XI before 5.5.11 allows an authenticated users to execute arbitrary remote commands via a new autodiscovery job.

Record
CVE-2019-9164
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-18542 No score

Command injection in Nagios XI before 5.5.11 allows an authenticated users to execute arbitrary remote commands via a new autodiscovery job.

Record
EUVD-2019-18542
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cvv6-3m9w-p3gc 8.8

Command injection in Nagios XI before 5.5.11 allows an authenticated users to execute arbitrary...

Command injection in Nagios XI before 5.5.11 allows an authenticated users to execute arbitrary remote commands via a new autodiscovery job.

Record
GHSA-cvv6-3m9w-p3gc
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-79
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-2019-9164 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Nagios Xi, published March 28, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 46.0%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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