CVE-2020-5796: nagios nagios_xi Improper Preservation of Permissions
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-5796 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Preservation of Permissions vulnerability in nagios nagios_xi. EPSS estimates a 1.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 13-11-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Improper preservation of permissions in Nagios XI 5.7.4 allows a local, low-privileged, authenticated user to weaken the permissions of files, resulting in low-privileged users being able to write to and execute arbitrary PHP code with root privileges.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
1.95%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
80%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 1.95% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (tenable.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Nagios1 product
- nagios_xi5.7.4
1 vendor · 1 product