Vulnerability in Nagios

CVE-2016-0726

The Fedora Nagios package uses "nagiosadmin" as the default password for the "nagiosadmin" administrator account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by leveraging knowledge of the credentials.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.023 (82.3th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-0726: held from 0.023 to 0.023.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0726?
CVE-2016-0726 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nagios, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-06-06.
How severe is CVE-2016-0726?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.