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CVE-2026-2042

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 5.52% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2026-02-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

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

Detected Signals
exploit remote code execution code execution

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CVE
CVE-2026-2042
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
5.52%

Original NVD Description

Nagios Host monitoringwizard Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Nagios Host. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the monitoringwizard module. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-28245.

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