CVE-2026-48550

Nagios Core before 4.5.14 and Nagios XI before 2026R1.7 are vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting in cmd.cgi via the NagFormId parameter. An unauthenticated remote attacker can craft a malicious link that, when followed by an authenticated user, executes arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser.

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/blob/master/Changelog
https://www.nagios.com/security-disclosures/nagios-core/
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-core-xi-cmd-cgi-reflected-xss-via-nagformid-parameter

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-12 17:17

Updated : 2026-09-08 20:28

NVD link : CVE-2026-48550

Mitre link : CVE-2026-48550

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-48550

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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