statuswml.cgi in Nagios before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) ping or (2) Traceroute parameters.
CVE-2009-2288
Score elevated to 9.0 because EPSS predicts 93% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.2% of all CVEs). Confidence: see factors.
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 83%
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 9.0(low)
- EPSS
- 99.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 1, 2009
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (24)
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126996888626964&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/35543
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/35688
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/35692
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/39227
- cve@mitrehttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-15.xml
- cve@mitrehttp://tracker.nagios.org/view.php?id=15
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1825
- cve@mitrehttp://www.nagios.org/development/history/core-3x/
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022503
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-795-1
- cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0750
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126996888626964&w=2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/35543
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/35688
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | nagios3 (3.0.6-2ubuntu1.1) @ jaunty | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
All Vendor Advisories
(1)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 2× in last 7d / 16× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-04 06:27 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-01 15:02 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-29 14:02 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-29 14:02 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-28 14:03 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-27 03:05 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-25 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-25 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-23 21:29 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-23 21:29 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-16 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-16 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-15 17:44 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-12 23:08 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-12 23:08 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-08 14:13 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-07 15:22 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-07 15:22 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-05 22:44 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-05 22:44 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-05 06:07 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-04 13:09 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-04 13:09 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-31 00:13 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-31 00:13 UTCEPSS rescore
Show 9 moreShow fewer
- 2026-05-30 16:19 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-05-30 16:19 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-05-30 16:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-05-26 13:41 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-26 13:41 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-24 16:43 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-22 21:15 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-22 21:15 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-18 21:29 UTCEPSS rescore
Publicly available exploits
(4 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (3 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-16908✓ verifiedFirst seen Jul 14, 2010
Nagios3 - 'statuswml.cgi' 'Ping' Command Execution (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-9861✓ verifiedFirst seen Oct 30, 2009
Nagios3 - 'statuswml.cgi' Command Injection (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/unix/webapp/nagios3_statuswml_ping✓ verifiedFirst seen Jun 22, 2009
Nagios3 statuswml.cgi Ping Command Execution
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-33051✓ verifiedFirst seen May 22, 2009
Nagios 3.0.6 - 'statuswml.cgi' Arbitrary Shell Command Injection
Open source ↗
Related CVEs(same vendor + same CWE)
Same vendor
10 shownubuntu
Same CWE
10 shownCWE-78
Frequently asked(4)
What is CVE-2009-2288?
When was CVE-2009-2288 disclosed?
Is CVE-2009-2288 actively exploited?
How do I remediate CVE-2009-2288?
Dependency Blast Radius
Explore the affected products and dependency analysis for CVE-2009-2288
Is Your Infrastructure Affected by CVE-2009-2288?
EchelonGraph automatically scans your cloud infrastructure and maps CVE exposure using blast radius analysis.