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CVE-2023-53948: Lilac-Reloaded for Nagios 2.0.8 Remote Code Execution via Autodiscovery

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-12-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

Lilac-Reloaded for Nagios 2.0.8 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in the autodiscovery feature that allows attackers to inject arbitrary commands. Attackers can exploit the lack of input filtering in the nmap_binary parameter to execute a reverse shell by sending a crafted POST request to the autodiscovery endpoint.

Affected products

• cat03 Lilac-Reloaded: through 2.0.8

References

• https://exchange.nagios.org/directory/addons/configuration/lilac-2dreloaded/details/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51374
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/lilac-reloaded-for-nagios-remote-code-execution-via-autodiscovery

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