Review reviewHigh

CVE-2026-24893

openITCOCKPIT openITCOCKPIT, openitcockpit

openITCOCKPIT is an open source monitoring tool built for different monitoring engines. openITCOCKPIT Community Edition prior to version 5.5.2 contains a command injection vulnerability that allows an authenticated user with permission to add or modify hosts to execute arbitrary OS commands on the monitoring backend. The vulnerability arises because user-controlled host attributes (specifically the host address) are expanded into monitoring command templates without validation, escaping, or quoting. These templates are later executed by the monitoring engine (Nagios/Icinga) via a shell, res...

CVSS: 8.8
EPSS: 1.40%
CISA KEV: Not listed
Published: 2026.04.15

PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Review review

The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review.

Known exploitationNot established by KEV

Exploit probability1.40%

Technical severityCVSS 8.8

Vulnerability overview

Affected product and versions

Product: openITCOCKPIT openITCOCKPIT, openitcockpit
Affected versions: >= < 5.5.2, < 5.5.2
Fixed versions: 5.5.2

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide

1
Identify
Confirm that openITCOCKPIT openITCOCKPIT, openitcockpit and an affected version are present.
2
Prioritize
Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.
3
Remediate
Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.
4
Verify
Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE: CWE-20, CWE-78