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CVE-2021-47700

Published: Oct 30, 2025

Modified: Nov 17, 2025

PUBLISHED

Description

Nagios XI versions prior to 5.8.7 used a temporary directory for Highcharts exports with overly permissive ownership/permissions under the Apache user. Local or co-hosted processes could read/overwrite export artifacts or manipulate paths, risking disclosure or tampering and potential code execution depending on deployment.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Nagios	XI	affected `0 - < 5.8.7`

Weaknesses (CWE)

References

https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/

release-notes

patch

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-insecure-permissions-on-highcharts-temporary-directory

third-party-advisory

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