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CVE-2020-28910

Creation of a Temporary Directory with Insecure Permissions in Nagios XI 5.7.5 and earlier allows for Privilege Escalation via creation of symlinks, which are mishandled in getprofile.sh.

CVSS 9.8 · CriticalBuzz score 11.9

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Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 11.9

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Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
6.9
1 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
5.0
1 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
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Evidence

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  • 13 flaws in Nagios IT Monitoring Software pose serious risk to orgsSecurity Affairs

    Researchers disclosed details about 13 vulnerabilities in the Nagios network monitoring application that could be exploited for malicious purposes. Cybersecurity researchers from Skylight Cyber disclosed technical details about 13 vulnerabilities in the Nagios network monitoring application that could be exploited by threat actors to hijack the infrastructure. Nagios is an open-source IT infrastructure monitoring and […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comMay 24, 2021, 2:01 PM

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