Vulnerability Report

CVE-2026-2043

RCE

Title: Nagios Host esensors_websensor_configwizard_func Command Injection RCE

RCE

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2026-2043.

CWE Category CWE-78
Published Date Feb 20, 2026
Modified Date Feb 24, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 8.8 CVSS v3.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
72.91%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-2043: 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.

Impacted Vendors

N
nagios 1

Reference Links

https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/nagios-xi-2026r1-0-1/ https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-072/
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v3.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2026-2043 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

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Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.