CVE-2020-36867

Nagios XI < 5.7.3 Command Injection in Report PDF Download

Published Oct 30, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 8.7 High EPSS 2.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
Nagios XI versions prior to 5.7.3 contain a command injection vulnerability in the report PDF download/export functionality. User-supplied values used in the PDF generation pipeline or the wrapper that invokes offline/pdf helper utilities were insufficiently validated or improperly escaped, allowing an authenticated attacker who can trigger PDF exports to inject shell metacharacters or arguments.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Nagios addresses this vulnerability as "Fixed command injection vulnerability in report PDF Download."

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nagios nagios Xi
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nagios nagios Xi
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nagios
Nagios xi
Vendors & Products Nagios
Nagios xi
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Nagios XI versions prior to 5.7.3 contain a command injection vulnerability in the report PDF download/export functionality. User-supplied values used in the PDF generation pipeline or the wrapper that invokes offline/pdf helper utilities were insufficiently validated or improperly escaped, allowing an authenticated attacker who can trigger PDF exports to inject shell metacharacters or arguments.
Title Nagios XI < 5.7.3 Command Injection in Report PDF Download
Weaknesses CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Nov 17, 2025, 6:21 PM
Reserved
Oct 30, 2025, 2:33 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 30, 2025, 10:15 PM
Modified
Oct 18, 2026, 12:10 AM