Vulnerability · CVE-2026-2041
Nagios Host zabbixagent_configwizard_func Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.
Published Feb 20, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · nagios xi
Check this week
CVE-2026-2041 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 74.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run nagios xi.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 74.22%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe nagios/nagios xi
Nagios Host zabbixagent_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 zabbixagent_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-28250.
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- cpe nagios/nagios xi2026
How to fix CVE-2026-2041
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2026-2041 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 74.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run nagios xi.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with nagios/nagios xi 2026. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-78: OS Command Injection. EPSS 74.22%. There is no CISA KEV listing. 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.
Feb 20, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Nagios Host zabbixagent_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 zabbixagent_configwizard_func method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a us
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Nagios Host zabbixagent_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 zabbixagent_configwizard_func method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a us
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-2041
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-2041
30-day exploitation probability 74.2%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-2041
Nagios Host zabbixagent_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
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.