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
- Apr 18, 2018
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Apr 30, 2018
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:CModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 98.8%
- Model date
- Oct 13, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
modules/exploits/linux/http/nagios_xi_chained_rce.rb
Metasploit Framework modulesDeclared conditions
- platform: Unix($.exploit_linux/http/nagios_xi_chained_rce.platform)
- verification: check_declared($.exploit_linux/http/nagios_xi_chained_rce.check)
modules/exploits/linux/http/nagios_xi_chained_rce_2_electric_boogaloo.rb
Metasploit Framework modulesDeclared conditions
- platform: Linux($.exploit_linux/http/nagios_xi_chained_rce_2_electric_boogaloo.platform)
- verification: check_declared($.exploit_linux/http/nagios_xi_chained_rce_2_electric_boogaloo.check)
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