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CVE-2020-28909

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 5.13% 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-2020-28909
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
5.13%

Original NVD Description

Incorrect File Permissions in Nagios Fusion 4.1.8 and earlier allows for Privilege Escalation to root via modification of scripts. Low-privileges users are able to modify files that can be executed by sudo.