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Nagios XI

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Nagios XI, a network monitoring solution, has faced recurring vulnerabilities, including remote code execution, that have not been adequately addressed.

PROFILE
CategoryMonitoring SoftwareWhat they doNagios XI is a flagship commercial network monitoring solution by Nagios, Inc. It provides monitoring for network hardware, servers, applications, and services. Websitehttps://www.nagios.com/products/nagios-xi/ ↗
SECURITY POSTURE

Nagios XI has been identified with multiple vulnerabilities that could lead to remote code execution and OS command injection.

Notable failures
  • CVE-2021-25298: High [RCE]
  • CVE-2021-25297: High [RCE]
  • CVE-2021-25296: High [RCE]
  • CVE-2019-15949: High [RCE]
Patterns: Repeated unpatched edge-device RCEs; Lack of security awareness training among users
FAILURE HISTORY · 4
DATEEVENTSEVSUMMARY
2022-01-18 CVE-2021-25297 high Nagios XI suffered an OS command injection vulnerability that allowed attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the server.
2022-01-18 CVE-2021-25296 high Nagios XI suffered an OS command injection vulnerability that allowed attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the server.
2021-11-03 CVE-2019-15949 high Nagios XI allowed attackers to modify the check_plugin executable and execute arbitrary commands as root.
2022-01-18 CVE-2021-25298 high Nagios XI suffered an OS command injection vulnerability that was actively exploited in the wild.
Open questions: How has Nagios addressed the identified security vulnerabilities? · What is the current security posture of Nagios XI?
DOSSIER · dex-RAG synthesis · grounded in our own collection + trusted sourcesbuilt 2026-07-23 03:41:24.511792+00:00