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CVE-2018-8736· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

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 esca

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.

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.0—Weaponized No fix recorded
Published
Apr 17, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
45.6% · 99th percentile
CWE
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Action score

49

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
14 / 30 · 45.6%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
nagiosnagios xi

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • nagios nagios xi5.2.0 and later · before 5.4.13

Same product

nagios: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2021-25298Nagios XI version xi-5.7.5 is affected by OS command injection.KEV
    88Now
  • CVE-2019-15949Nagios XI before 5.6.6 allows remote command execution as root.KEV
    88Now
  • CVE-2021-25296Nagios XI version xi-5.7.5 is affected by OS command injection.KEV
    87Now
  • CVE-2021-25297Nagios XI version xi-5.7.5 is affected by OS command injection.KEV
    82Now
  • CVE-2018-15708Snoopy 1.0 in Nagios XI 5.5.6 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted HTTP request.
    66This week
  • CVE-2021-37350Nagios XI before version 5.8.5 is vulnerable to SQL injection vulnerability in Bulk Modifications Tool due to improper input sanitisation.
    63This week

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×2
  • Exploit-DB entry ×5

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entryremote2018-07-02
Exploit-DB entryremote2018-07-02
Exploit-DB entryremote2018-07-02
Exploit-DB entrywebapps2018-04-30
Exploit-DB entrywebapps2018-04-30
Metasploit moduleexploit/linux/http/nagios_xi_chained_rceNagios XI Chained Remote Code Executionexploit2016-03-06
Metasploit moduleexploit/linux/http/nagios_xi_chained_rce_2_electric_boogalooNagios XI Chained Remote Code Executionexploit2018-04-17

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Metasploit-773 d
  2. Published
  3. First PoC+12 d
  4. TodaySep 30, 2026+3088 d
EPSS, last 120 days-1% in 7 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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