CVE-2013-10073 Nagios XI < 2012R1.6 Auto-Discovery Shell Command Injection
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands via the Auto-Discovery tool in Nagios XI, leading to code execution and privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-10073?
CVE-2013-10073 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Nagios Nagios Xi, published on 30 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Nagios XI versions prior to 2012R1.6 contain a shell command injection vulnerability in the Auto-Discovery tool. User-controlled input is passed to a shell without adequate sanitation or argument quoting, allowing an authenticated user with access to discovery functionality to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the application service.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-10073?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nagios Nagios Xi.
How do I fix CVE-2013-10073?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-10073 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2013-10073 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-10073 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nagios Nagios Xi
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fgmx-3f4x-8543.