Description
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.nagios.com/products/security/
Product, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152496/Nagios-XI-5.5.10-XSS-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
9.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-732
Status
published
Products (1)
nagios/nagios_xi
< 5.5.11
Published
Mar 28, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026