VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-40343

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability0.65%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2021-10-26

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

An issue was discovered in Nagios XI 5.8.5. Insecure file permissions on the nagios_unbundler.py file allow the nagios user to elevate their privileges to the root user.

Weakness classification

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-732

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Not Applicable
cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Not Applicable
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory