๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-2043

HIGH 7.2

Nagios Host esensors_websensor_configwizard_func Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS Score
7.2
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

Nagios Host esensors_websensor_configwizard_func 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 esensors_websensor_configwizard_func method. 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-28249.

CWE CWE-78
Vendor nagios
Product host
Published Feb 20, 2026
Last Updated Feb 26, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Versions

Nagios / Host
2026R1

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
zerodayinitiative.com: https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-072/ nagios.com: https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/nagios-xi-2026r1-0-1/