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Nagios Xi CVE-2021-36365

CRITICAL
Incorrect Default Permissions (CWE-276)
2021-09-28 cve@mitre.org
Privilege Escalation Nagios Xi
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Sep 28, 2021 - 17:15 nvd
CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

Nagios XI before 5.8.5 has Incorrect Permission Assignment for repairmysql.sh.

AnalysisAI

Nagios XI before 5.8.5 has Incorrect Permission Assignment for repairmysql.sh. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Incorrect Default Permissions (CWE-276), which allows attackers to access resources due to overly permissive default settings. Nagios XI before 5.8.5 has Incorrect Permission Assignment for repairmysql.sh. Affected products include: Nagios Nagios Xi. Version information: before 5.8.5.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Set restrictive default permissions, follow principle of least privilege, review defaults during deployment.

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