---
id: CVE-2026-24893
title: >-
  openITCOCKPIT is an open source monitoring tool built for different monitoring
  engines
summary: >-
  openITCOCKPIT is an open source monitoring tool built for different monitoring
  engines. openITCOCKPIT Community Edition prior to version 5.5.2 contains a
  command injection vulnerability that allows an authenticated user with
  permission t…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-20
  - CWE-78
  - CWE-78
vendor: it-novum
product: openitcockpit
affected:
  - openitcockpit < 5.5.2
patched:
  - openitcockpit 5.5.2
published: '2026-04-14'
updated: '2026-07-25'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24893'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/openITCOCKPIT/openITCOCKPIT/releases/tag/openITCOCKPIT-5.5.2
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/openITCOCKPIT/openITCOCKPIT/security/advisories/GHSA-789q-pw85-j2q2
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://openitcockpit.io/blog/posts/2026/2026-04-14-openitcockpit-agent-3.6.0-and-5.5.2
    label: security-advisories@github.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.01398
epssPercentile: 0.71261
ingestedAt: '2026-07-26T10:11:59.181Z'
---

## Overview

openITCOCKPIT is an open source monitoring tool built for different monitoring engines. openITCOCKPIT Community Edition prior to version 5.5.2 contains a command injection vulnerability that allows an authenticated user with permission to add or modify hosts to execute arbitrary OS commands on the monitoring backend. The vulnerability arises because user-controlled host attributes (specifically the host address) are expanded into monitoring command templates without validation, escaping, or quoting. These templates are later executed by the monitoring engine (Nagios/Icinga) via a shell, resulting in remote code execution. Version 5.5.2 patches the issue.

## Affected

- `openitcockpit < 5.5.2`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `openitcockpit 5.5.2`