CVE-2025-34287

High

Description

Nagios XI versions prior to 2024R2 contain an improperly owned script, process_perfdata.pl, which is executed periodically as the nagios user but owned by www-data. Because the file was writable by www-data, an attacker with web server privileges could modify its contents, leading to arbitrary code execution as the nagios user when the script is next run. This improper ownership and permission configuration enables local privilege escalation.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability22. percentile0.3%
ProductNagios Xi
PublishedOct 30, 2025
First seenOct 30, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-732CWE-732

How to fix

Update
  • nagios nagios_xi2024 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
nagios nagios_xiv < 2024, 20242024

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