CVE-2009-2288

NONECVSS 0.09.0▲Trending — 4 sources updated this weekWeaponized

0.0

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.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: 9.0(low)
EPSS: 99.8%
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.

CWE-78OS Command Injection

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.

UbuntuUSN-795-1MEDIUM
Nagios vulnerability

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 11× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-31 00:13 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-31 00:13 UTCepss_batch
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_batch
2026-05-26 13:41 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-24 16:43 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-22 21:15 UTCepss_batch
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2026-05-18 21:29 UTCepss_batch

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✓ verified
First seen Jul 14, 2010
Nagios3 - 'statuswml.cgi' 'Ping' Command Execution (Metasploit)
Open source ↗
Exploit-DBEDB-9861✓ verified
First seen Oct 30, 2009
Nagios3 - 'statuswml.cgi' Command Injection (Metasploit)
Open source ↗
Metasploitexploit/unix/webapp/nagios3_statuswml_ping✓ verified
First seen Jun 22, 2009
Nagios3 statuswml.cgi Ping Command Execution
Open source ↗
Exploit-DBEDB-33051✓ verified
First seen May 22, 2009
Nagios 3.0.6 - 'statuswml.cgi' Arbitrary Shell Command Injection
Open source ↗

Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2009-2288?

CVE-2009-2288 is a none vulnerability published on July 1, 2009. 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.

When was CVE-2009-2288 disclosed?

CVE-2009-2288 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 1, 2009, with the most recent update on April 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2009-2288 actively exploited?

CVE-2009-2288 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2009-2288?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2009-2288, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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