CVE-2023-53948 | Lilac-Reloaded for Nagios 2.0.8 contains a remote code execu… | CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL

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.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2023-53948
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 2025-12-16 19:22 UTC
Published: 2025-12-19 21:05 UTC
Last updated: 2026-04-07 14:08 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Co…
Vendor / Product: cat03 / Lilac-Reloaded
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: PoC
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
cat03	Lilac-Reloaded	—	0 ≤ 2.0.8

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-78	cna	Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CVSS scores (2)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.8	CRITICAL	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.3	CRITICAL	4.0	cna	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References (3)

ExploitDB-51374 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51374
Official Product Homepage https://exchange.nagios.org/directory/addons/configuration/lilac-2dreloaded/details/
VulnCheck Advisory: Lilac-Reloaded for Nagios 2.0.8 Remote Code Execution via Autodiscovery https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/lilac-reloaded-for-nagios-remote-code-execution-via-autodiscovery