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Nagios, a leading network monitoring platform, has faced multiple security vulnerabilities, including remote code execution and command injection, which could allow attackers to compromise systems. The company has a history of addressing these issues with timely patches.

Failure events
11
Zero-days
0
RCEs
4
On KEV
4
Critical
7
Worst shame
78
PROFILE
CategoryMonitoring SoftwareWhat they doNagios is an open-source platform for monitoring networks, servers, and cloud infrastructure. It offers both free and commercial versions, including Nagios XI, which is a commercial network monitoring solution. Websitehttps://www.nagios.com/ ↗
SECURITY POSTURE

Nagios has been known to have vulnerabilities that could lead to remote code execution and command injection. The company has historically responded to these issues by issuing patches and updates.

Notable failures
  • CVE-2021-25298
  • CVE-2021-25297
  • CVE-2021-25296
  • CVE-2019-15949
Patterns: Repeated unpatched remote code execution vulnerabilities; Command injection vulnerabilities in core components
FAILURE HISTORY · 11
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.
2025-10-30 CVE-2024-13994 critical CVE-2024-13994: Nagios XI versions prior to 2024R1.1.2 contain a missing authorization control w
2025-10-30 CVE-2025-34274 critical CVE-2025-34274: Nagios Log Server versions prior to 2024R2.0.3 contain an execution with unneces
2025-10-30 CVE-2025-34271 critical CVE-2025-34271: Nagios Log Server versions prior to 2024R2.0.2 contain a vulnerability in the cl
2025-10-30 CVE-2025-34277 critical CVE-2025-34277: Nagios Log Server versions prior to 2024R1.3.1 contain a code injection vulnerab
2025-10-30 CVE-2024-13996 critical CVE-2024-13996: Nagios XI versions prior to 2024R1.1.3 did not invalidate all other active sessi
2025-10-30 CVE-2024-14003 critical CVE-2024-14003: Nagios XI versions prior to 2024R1.2 are vulnerable to remote code execution (RC
2025-10-30 CVE-2024-13999 critical CVE-2024-13999: Nagios XI versions prior to 2024R1.1.3, under certain circumstances, disclose th
SENTIMENT · TRUSTED SOURCES
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Vulnerability allows OS command injection, posing significant risk to Nagios XI deployments.
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Vulnerability allows OS command injection, posing significant risk to Nagios XI deployments.
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Vulnerability allows OS command injection, posing significant risk to Nagios XI deployments.
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Nagios XI's RCE flaw allowing root command execution via check_plugin modification is a critical security failure, widely recognized as severe by security authorities.
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Vulnerability allows OS command injection, posing significant risk to Nagios XI deployments.
"Nagios XI contains a vulnerability which can lead to OS command injection on the Nagios XI server."
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Vulnerability allows OS command injection, posing significant risk to Nagios XI deployments.
"Nagios XI contains a vulnerability which can lead to OS command injection on the Nagios XI server."
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Vulnerability allows OS command injection, posing significant risk to Nagios XI deployments.
"Nagios XI contains a vulnerability which can lead to OS command injection on the Nagios XI server."
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Nagios XI's RCE vulnerability allowing root execution via check_plugin modification is a critical flaw, severely impacting system integrity and widely condemned by security authorities.
"Nagios XI contains a remote code execution vulnerability in which a user can modify the check_plugin executable and insert malicious commands to execute as root."
DOSSIER SOURCES
Open questions: How has Nagios addressed the identified vulnerabilities? · What is the current state of Nagios's security practices?
DOSSIER · dex-RAG synthesis · grounded in our own collection + trusted sourcesbuilt 2026-07-23 03:42:07.288058+00:00