CVE-2020-36856: nagios xi before 5.6.14 (exclusive); +1 more affected products

CVE-2020-36856. CVSS 3.1 base score 8.8 (HIGH, NVD). EPSS 0.02453 (percentile 0.84123), scored 16-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

nagios xi · before 5.6.14 (exclusive)
nagios

XI · 0 to before 5.6.14
Nagios

Description’s affected range: versions prior to 5.6.14

Component: CCM (Configuration Component Module)

Attack conditions (Vendor/CNA, CVSS 4.0): Network (remote) · High privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

The source reports that an attacker could run code remotely under the conditions described by the source. Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 4.0 assessment (base score 9.4/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high.

Published 18-Oct-2026 00:28 UTC

CWE: CWE-78
CCR priority: 35.8 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · NVD
EPSS: 0.02453 · percentile 0.84123 · 2026-10-16
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-18 00:27:35.898420+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2020-36856.html