# CVE-2021-40345: An issue was discovered in Nagios XI 5.8.5.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2021-10-26 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in Nagios XI 5.8.5. In the Manage Dashlets section of the Admin panel, an administrator can upload ZIP files. A command injection (within the name of the first file in the archive) allows an attacker to execute system commands.

## What to do

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## References

- https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/CHANGES-5.TXT
- https://synacktiv.com
- https://github.com/ArianeBlow/NagiosXI-EmersonFI/blob/main/README.md
- https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2021-10/Nagios_XI_multiple_vulnerabilities_0.pdf
- https://github.com/ArianeBlow/NagiosXI-RCE-all-version-CVE-2021-40345

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