Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2022-29272

Nagios Nagios XI URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')

Published Jun 29, 2022 · catalog updated Oct 20, 2026 · nagios xi

Patch now

CVE-2022-29272 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm nagios xi against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Medium6.1
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
4.11%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe nagios/nagios xi · vendor Nagios Nagios XI

In Nagios XI through 5.8.5, an open redirect vulnerability exists in the login function that could lead to spoofing.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe nagios/nagios xi<= 5.8.5
  • vendor Nagios Nagios XIversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2022-29272

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2022-29272 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm nagios xi against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with nagios/nagios xi <= 5.8.5. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-601: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). EPSS 4.11%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 20, 2026 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    In Nagios XI through 5.8.5, an open redirect vulnerability exists in the login function that could lead to spoofing.

  2. Oct 20, 2026 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-29272

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-29272

    30-day exploitation probability 4.11%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2022-29272

    In Nagios XI through 5.8.5, an open redirect vulnerability exists in the login function that could lead to spoofing.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-29272

    In Nagios XI through 5.8.5, an open redirect vulnerability exists in the login function that could lead to spoofing.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 24, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.