Vulnerability in Nagios Xi
CVE-2019-9166
Privilege escalation in Nagios XI before 5.5.11 allows local attackers to elevate privileges to root via write access to config.inc.php and import_xiconfig.php.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (67.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 67.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.nagios.com/products/security/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/ (Product, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/152496/Nagios-XI-5.5.10-XSS-Remote-Code-Execution… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-9166?
- CVE-2019-9166 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nagios Xi, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-03-28.
- How severe is CVE-2019-9166?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-9166 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.