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.

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.

EPSS: 0.023 (81.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Nagios
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

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.