Vulnerability · Published Dec 19, 2025 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2023-53948Lilac-Reloaded for Nagios 2.0.8 Remote Code Execution via Autodiscovery
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity OS command injection in Lilac-Reloaded from cat03. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 61% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 39.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| cat03 | Lilac-Reloaded | 0 – through 2.0.8 |
Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- ExploitDB-51374 exploit
- Official Product Homepage product
- VulnCheck Advisory: Lilac-Reloaded for Nagios 2.0.8 Remote Code Execution via Autodiscovery third-party-advisory