Description
Nagios Core before 4.5.14 and Nagios XI before 2026R1.7 are vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting in cmd.cgi via the NagFormId parameter. An unauthenticated remote attacker can craft a malicious link that, when followed by an authenticated user, executes arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser.
Published: 2026-08-12
Score: 5.1 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nagios
Nagios nagios Core
Nagios nagios Xi
Vendors & Products Nagios
Nagios nagios Core
Nagios nagios Xi

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Nagios Core before 4.5.14 and Nagios XI before 2026R1.7 are vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting in cmd.cgi via the NagFormId parameter. An unauthenticated remote attacker can craft a malicious link that, when followed by an authenticated user, executes arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser.
Title Nagios Core / XI cmd.cgi Reflected XSS via NagFormId Parameter
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N'}


Subscriptions

Nagios Nagios Core Nagios Xi
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-12T18:14:25.233Z

Reserved: 2026-05-21T18:34:46.418Z

Link: CVE-2026-48550

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-12T18:14:21.170Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-12T17:17:27.190

Modified: 2026-08-12T19:17:34.717

Link: CVE-2026-48550

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T09:48:23Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')