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CVE-2021-25297

INDEX BUILT · 2026-09-20

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Nagios XI version xi-5.7.5 is affected by OS command injection

CVE-2021-252973 of 4 sources documented this
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rank 72 = 40 + 22 + 2 + 2 + 6

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Someone is already using it

CISA KEV catalog · public proof-of-concept · FIRST EPSS

EPSS 0.56659 · CISA KEV listed  ·  without this subject the record ranks 32

What it costs you if it fires

NVD CVSS base score, then the CNA's own

CVSS 8.8, from NVD  ·  without this subject the record ranks 50

It is getting worse, not staying still

FIRST EPSS series, rescorings and bad loads removed

rose on 2026-07-07  ·  without this subject the record ranks 70

How much of the world it touches

NVD CPE configurations

1 product in the CPE ranges  ·  without this subject the record ranks 70

Someone else already set the date

CISA KEV remediation due date

CISA remediation date held  ·  without this subject the record ranks 66

Unaudited dollar value2 of 3 inputs carry a receipt
Exposure$2.83Mover the next 30 days, if this record is yours
Movement+$789,000on 2026-07-07, the last material move, 1 month before this reading
Basisassumeda published average, not your estate

$2.83M = $4.99M incident cost x 1 exposure x 0.56659 likelihood

udv@v1 · unaudited · wrong for you until you say what you run

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Hindsight · the state

0.56659EPSSKEV · LISTED
Severity8.8 HIGHreceipt
Harmtotal lossreceipt
Exploitationin the wild · KEVreceipt
Defenseno fix version held
Movementrisenreceipt
PLATEAU10Minimal movement since 2026-07-07, 59 days at 0.57, as of 2026-09-04. arc-rules@v1

Foresight · where to check next

CVE-2017-6884Soliton SystemsActiveMQ BrokerPHPCVE-2023-43208CVE-2021-2710225297

This record is one instance of CWE-78, improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection'). The index holds 6775 prior instances of this class, 121 KEV-listed. The nearest of its KEV-listed records are drawn beside this. taxonomy@v1

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Reachnetwork-reachable · low privileges required · no user interaction · low attack complexityreceipt
ImpactComplete confidentiality, integrity and availability lossreceipt
Scored fromCVSS v3.1 · NVD's vectorreceipt
Weakness classCWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')receipt
Published consequencesCWE-78: Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability, Non-Repudiation: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands, DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart, Read Files or Directories, Modify Files or Directories, Read…[email protected]
Ransomware campaign useUnknown to CISAreceipt

CISA KEV & Federal Remediation Deadline from the record and CISA

The fix, and how long it's been waiting.

Fixed inNo fix version in held sources, as the index stood on 4 Sep 2026.
Patch available sinceNo dated patch-availability record in held sources. The index holds reference URLs without dates and only the current revision of the CVE record, so the day a fix first existed cannot be derived. Only the versions it landed in.
CISA remediation statusoverdue since 2022-02-01receipt
CISA required actionApply updates per vendor instructions.receipt
Published to CISA KEV337 daysderived

Exploit Status & Known PoCs a ladder, not a score

Current rung: Exploited in the wild · CISA KEV listed, 2022-01-18.

  • RUNG 1Nothing observed in held sources
  • RUNG 2Proof-of-concept published
  • RUNG 3Exploited in the wild · CISA KEV listed2022-01-18receipt
  • RUNG 4Ransomware campaign use known

Authority who says so

CVSS, NVD8.8 HIGHreceipt
Exploit probability0.56659 · top 0.98% of all CVEsreceipt
Blast breadth1 product across 1 vendorderived
Assigned bymitrereceipt
Recorded changes61 · last 19 Sep 2026derived

Affected & Fixed Versions as published

Named in the CPE rangesNagios xireceipt
Published rangesnagios xi >= 5.5.6 <= 5.7.5receipt

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What it is stated by the CNA

Nagios XI version xi-5.7.5 is affected by OS command injection. The vulnerability exists in the file /usr/local/nagiosxi/html/includes/configwizards/switch/switch.inc.php due to improper sanitization of authenticated user-controlled input by a single HTTP request, which can lead to OS command injection on the Nagios XI server. receipt

NVD's analysis a second authority

severity
8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
weakness
CWE-78
affected versions
nagios xi >= 5.5.6 <= 5.7.5
also scored by
8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

check it yourself assets.nagios.com github.com packetstormsecurity.com packetstormsecurity.com fastly.com receipt

Dated events

2022-01-18Added to CISA KEV2022-02-01CISA remediation due2022-02-04EPSS moved 0.05 to 0.142023-03-07EPSS moved 0.02 to 0.892026-07-07EPSS moved 0.43 to 0.59

Movement the material steps

14 Apr 20210.0104
4 Feb 20220.14469 · crossed 0.10
1 Apr 20220.02204 · crossed 0.10
7 Mar 20230.8921 · crossed 0.10 and 0.50 · scoring model v2023.03.01
25 Apr 20230.90060 · crossed 0.90
8 May 20230.89488 · crossed 0.90
7 Jun 20230.90532 · crossed 0.90
8 Jul 20230.89267 · crossed 0.90
19 Feb 20240.90732 · crossed 0.90
18 Apr 20240.89037 · crossed 0.90
25 Jul 20240.96496 · crossed 0.90
17 Mar 20250.47412 · crossed 0.50 and 0.90 · scoring model v2025.03.14
29 Mar 20250.73104 · crossed 0.50
30 Mar 20250.47412 · crossed 0.50
10 May 20250.51009 · crossed 0.50
18 Nov 20250.93827 · crossed 0.90
21 Nov 20250.60589 · crossed 0.90
6 Mar 20260.75507
15 Jun 20260.40617 · crossed 0.50 · scoring model v2026.06.15
7 Jul 20260.58742 · crossed 0.50
29 Aug 20260.56659
Show all 50 observations
14 Apr 20210.0104
6 Jan 20220.04504
4 Feb 20220.14469
1 Apr 20220.02204
1 Mar 20230.02396
7 Mar 20230.8921
8 Mar 20230.89210
25 Apr 20230.90060
8 May 20230.89488
22 May 20230.88541
7 Jun 20230.90532
8 Jul 20230.89267
27 Aug 20230.89404
27 Nov 20230.88868
8 Jan 20240.89514
19 Feb 20240.90732
20 Mar 20240.90211
3 Apr 20240.90308
18 Apr 20240.89037
20 Jun 20240.88079
25 Jul 20240.96496
7 Aug 20240.96507
25 Aug 20240.96474
2 Nov 20240.96793
17 Nov 20240.96948
5 Dec 20240.96849
17 Dec 20240.96855
20 Dec 20240.96785
22 Feb 20250.96718
17 Mar 20250.47412
29 Mar 20250.73104
30 Mar 20250.47412
10 May 20250.51009
30 Jul 20250.54517
17 Oct 20250.60589
18 Nov 20250.93827
21 Nov 20250.60589
9 Feb 20260.63432
11 Feb 20260.65804
17 Feb 20260.62359
25 Feb 20260.5984
1 Mar 20260.62647
6 Mar 20260.75507
10 Mar 20260.79893
28 Mar 20260.81875
15 Jun 20260.40617
29 Jun 20260.42935
7 Jul 20260.58742
12 Jul 20260.56384
29 Aug 20260.56659

50 observations held. A highlighted step crossed a promotion threshold. A step marked with a scoring model moved because the instrument was replaced, not because the vulnerability changed. receipt

The full biography

EPSS 0.56659Published2021-02-15CISA KEV2022-01-18Index as of2026-09-04

Listed by CISA 337 days after it published and the record had been public for 5 years, 6 months when this index was last written.

Published 2021-02-15 receipt · CISA KEV 2022-01-18 receipt · Index as of 2026-09-04 derived

The pattern, elsewhere

This record is one instance of CWE-78, improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection'). The index holds 6775 prior instances of this class, 121 KEV-listed. The nearest of its KEV-listed records are drawn beside this. [email protected]

CVE-2017-6884matches 8 of 8KEV listed · 2017receipt
CVE-2026-25108 · Soliton Systems K.K. FileZenmatches 8 of 8KEV listed · 2026receipt
CVE-2026-34197 · Apache ActiveMQ Brokermatches 8 of 8KEV listed · 2026receipt
CVE-2024-4577 · PHPmatches 7 of 8KEV listed · 2024receipt
CVE-2023-43208matches 7 of 8KEV listed · 2023receipt
CVE-2021-27102matches 7 of 8KEV listed · 2021receipt

"Matches n of m" counts the attributes the two records can both be compared on: the CVSS metrics they share a version of, any weakness class beyond this one, and the vendor. fit-rules@v1

6775 records in this class held. The six above are drawn from the ones CISA has listed as exploited, ranked by how much of the record matches this one. That is why every one of them is KEV-listed: the pool is, so the colour on those spokes says nothing the pool has not already said.

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Fixed with these, by one advisory

Of the 3 records in this advisory that state one, this holds the lowest EPSS percentile: 0.98991.

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