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CVE-2020-28907

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2021-05-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-295

Description

Incorrect SSL certificate validation in Nagios Fusion 4.1.8 and earlier allows for Escalation of Privileges or Code Execution as root via vectors related to download of an untrusted update package in upgrade_to_latest.sh.

Affected products

• Nagios Fusion: through 4.1.8

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162783/Nagios-XI-Fusion-Privilege-Escalation-Cross-Site-Scripting-Code-Execution.html
• https://skylightcyber.com/2021/05/20/13-nagios-vulnerabilities-7-will-shock-you/
• https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162783/Nagios-XI-Fusion-Privilege-Escalation-Cross-Site-Scripting-Code-Execution.html
• https://skylightcyber.com/2021/05/20/13-nagios-vulnerabilities-7-will-shock-you/
• https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/

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