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CVE-2020-28906

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 4.73% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-05-24 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
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CVE
CVE-2020-28906
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
4.73%

Original NVD Description

Incorrect File Permissions in Nagios XI 5.7.5 and earlier and Nagios Fusion 4.1.8 and earlier allows for Privilege Escalation to root. Low-privileged users are able to modify files that are included (aka sourced) by scripts executed by root.