Nagios XiApplication · Nagios

CVE-2025-67254

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-12-29
Mitigation only
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
NagiosXI 2026R1.0.1 build 1762361101 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in /admin/coreconfigsnapshots.php.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

NagiosXI 2026R1.0.1 contains a directory traversal vulnerability in /admin/coreconfigsnapshots.php that allows attackers to access files outside the web root via path manipulation (e.g., ../ sequences). This could enable unauthorized reading of sensitive system files.

MitigationApply vendor patch when available; otherwise, implement strict input validation and path sanitization on the coreconfigsnapshots.php endpoint to restrict file access to allowed directories only.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Nagios XiApplication
Affected:= 2026

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify Nagios XI installation and version
    Check for Nagios XI by looking for /usr/local/nagiosxi/ or /opt/nagiosxi/ directories, or by querying the web server for the login page. Obtain the version from the admin dashboard or by examining version files in the Nagios XI installation directory.
    Affected if Nagios XI version 2026 (specifically 2026R1.0.1) is installed.
  2. Verify coreconfigsnapshots.php exists
    Check if the file /admin/coreconfigsnapshots.php exists in the web root. This can be done by attempting to access the URL (e.g., https://your-server/nagiosxi/admin/coreconfigsnapshots.php) or by examining the filesystem.
    Affected if The file exists and is accessible via the web server.
  3. Confirm path traversal vulnerability
    Send a crafted HTTP request to /admin/coreconfigsnapshots.php with path traversal sequences such as ?file=../../../../etc/passwd or similar. Inspect the response to see if file contents outside the web root are returned.
    Affected if The application returns contents of files outside the web root directory (e.g., /etc/passwd, configuration files) when ../ sequences are used in the file parameter.
  4. Check if admin module is accessible
    Verify that the /admin/ endpoint is reachable. Test by accessing https://your-server/nagiosxi/admin/ and confirm authentication is required or the page loads.
    Affected if The admin interface is accessible without additional restrictions beyond normal authentication.

If Nagios XI version 2026 is installed and the coreconfigsnapshots.php endpoint responds to path traversal requests by leaking system files, the environment is affected by this CVE.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor patch when available; otherwise, implement strict input validation and path sanitization on the coreconfigsnapshots.php endpoint to restrict file access to allowed directories only.

Fix this in Nagios Xi Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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