Nagios (Nagios XI) Data Breach

Nagios (Nagios XI) experienced a data breach that was reported on November 3, 2021. Nagios XI contains a remote code execution vulnerability in which a user can modify the check_plugin executable and insert malicious commands to execute as root.

Key Facts

Organization
Nagios (Nagios XI)
Date Reported
November 3, 2021
Incident Type
web app exploit
Industry
Technology
Severity Score
5/10
Confidence Level
high
Tags
web app exploit

Source

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Understanding web app exploit Incidents

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