### [CVE-2020-5796](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-5796)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Nagios%20XI&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=n%2Fa&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=Local%20Privilege%20Escalation&color=brighgreen)

### Description

Improper preservation of permissions in Nagios XI 5.7.4 allows a local, low-privileged, authenticated user to weaken the permissions of files, resulting in low-privileged users being able to write to and execute arbitrary PHP code with root privileges.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-61
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-61

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.