CVE-2026-48554Nagios Core / XI Authenticated RCE via Unfiltered NOTIFICATION-Family Macro Substitution
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Nagios Core before 4.5.14 and Nagios XI before 2026R1.7 are vulnerable to authenticated remote code execution via unfiltered NOTIFICATION-family macro substitution through the com_data parameter. When a notification command references $NOTIFICATIONCOMMENT$ or $NOTIFICATIONAUTHOR$ in a shell-reachable position, authenticated UI users can run arbitrary commands as the nagios user. Exploitation requires a non-default configuration in which a notification command references these macros in a shell-executed command line.
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-78
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Aug 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Nagios Enterprises, LLC. Nagios Core nagios_enterprises:nagios_core (from the name) | before 4.5.14 | CNA record |
Nagios Enterprises, LLC. Nagios XI nagios_enterprises:nagios_xi (from the name) | before 2026R1.7 | CNA record |
References
- https://www.nagios.com/security-disclosures/nagios-core/vendor-advisory, patch
- https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/blob/master/Changelogrelease-notes
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-core-xi-authenticated-rce-via-unfiltered-notification-family-macro-substitutionthird-party-advisory
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