CVE-2025-34284 Nagios XI < 2024R2 Authenticated Command Injection via WinRM Plugin
Authenticated administrators can inject shell commands via the WinRM plugin to execute arbitrary code on the host.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-34284?
CVE-2025-34284 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Nagios Nagios Xi, published on 30 Oct 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Nagios XI versions prior to 2024R2 contain a command injection vulnerability in the WinRM plugin. Insufficient validation of user-supplied parameters allows an authenticated administrator to inject shell metacharacters that are incorporated into backend command invocations. Successful exploitation enables arbitrary command execution with the privileges of the Nagios XI web application user and can be leveraged to modify configuration, exfiltrate data, disrupt monitoring operations, or execute commands on the underlying host operating system.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-34284?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nagios Nagios Xi.
How do I fix CVE-2025-34284?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-34284 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-2025-34284 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-34284 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nagios Nagios Xi
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p92h-63r7-c5hj.