Vulnerability in Nagios Xi
CVE-2018-8736
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Nagios XI 5.2.x through 5.4.x before 5.4.13 allows an attacker to leverage an RCE vulnerability escalating to root.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.456 (98.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.463 · newest: 0.456 · change: -0.006
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- gist.github.com/caleBot/f0a93b5a98574393e0139104eacc2d0f (Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44560/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- blog.redactedsec.net/exploits/2018/04/26/nagios.html (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/CHANGES-5.TXT (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44969/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-8736?
- CVE-2018-8736 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nagios Xi. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-04-18.
- How severe is CVE-2018-8736?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-8736 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.