CVE-2023-53948

CRITICAL EPSS 52.0%
Published Dec 19, 20256mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
9.3 CVSS 4.0
Critical
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Published Dec 19, 2025 6mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Lilac-Reloaded for Nagios 2.0.8 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in the autodiscovery feature that allows attackers to inject arbitrary commands. Attackers can exploit the lack of input filtering in the nmap_binary parameter to execute a reverse shell by sending a crafted POST request to the autodiscovery endpoint.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.3
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
52.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-78 OS Command Injection Injection

References 3

  • exchange.nagios.org https://exchange.nagios.org/directory/addons/configuration/lilac-2dreloaded/details/
  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51374
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/lilac-reloaded-for-nagios-remote-code-execution-via-autodiscovery

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.