Critical Severity Vulnerability
This vulnerability has been rated as Critical severity. Immediate action is recommended.
CVE-2023-53948
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Critical
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: Dec 19, 2025
Last Modified: Dec 23, 2025
Vulnerability 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 Metrics
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Vector String:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
N
Attack Complexity
L
Privileges Required
N
User Interaction
N
Scope
U
Confidentiality
H
Integrity
H
Availability
H
References & Resources
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https://exchange.nagios.org/directory/addons/configuration/lilac-2dreloaded/details/disclosure@vulncheck.com
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51374disclosure@vulncheck.com
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https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/lilac-reloaded-for-nagios-remote-code-execution-via-autodiscoverydisclosure@vulncheck.com
Severity Details
9.8
out of 10.0
Critical
Key Information
- Published Date
- December 19, 2025
