CVE-2022-29271 json
In Nagios XI through 5.8.5, a read-only Nagios user (due to an incorrect permission check) is able to schedule downtime for any host/servic…
published 2022-06-29 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-33614
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.0%
- EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In Nagios XI through 5.8.5, a read-only Nagios user (due to an incorrect permission check) is able to schedule downtime for any host/services. This allows an attacker to permanently disable all monitoring checks.
Exploit prediction
2.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
References
-
nagios.com
/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
assets.nagios.com
/downloads/nagiosxi/CHANGES-5.TXT
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/4LPH4-NL/CVEs
third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/sT0wn-nl/CVEs/blob/master/README.md#nagios-xi
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-29271
- NVD CVE-2022-29271
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