Nagios XI < 2026R1 is vulnerable to an authenticated command injection vulnerability within the MongoDB Database, MySQL Query, MySQL Server, Postgres Server, and Postgres Query wizards. It is possible to inject shell characters into arguments provided to the service and execute arbitrary system commands on the underlying host as the `nagios` user.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-34227 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.65%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.17% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-05-31 | 3.48% | 4.65% | +1.17% |
| 2 | 2026-05-21 | 2.95% | 3.48% | +0.53% |
| 3 | 2026-05-12 | — | 2.95% | — |
Full EPSS history (15 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.6 | 4.0 | HIGH |
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— | — | [email protected] |
| 8.8 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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2.8 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://theyhack.me/CVE-2025-34227-Nagios-XI-Wizard-Command-Injection/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.nagios.com/changelog/ | Release Notes |
| https://www.nagios.com/products/security/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-config-wizard-auth-command-injection | Third Party Advisory |