CVE-2022-50588 — Nagios XI versions prior to 5

Nagios XI versions prior to 5.8.9 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) in the update checking feature. Insufficient validation or escaping of user-supplied input may allow an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary script in the context of a victim's browser.

01What is this vulnerability?

Nagios XI versions prior to 5.8.9 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) in the update checking feature. Insufficient validation or escaping of user-supplied input may allow an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary script in the context of a victim's browser.

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2025-10-30T22:15:42.340
• Last modified: 2026-10-18T00:10:00.123

09References

• www.nagios.com — https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/
• www.vulncheck.com — https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-stored-xss-in-update-checking