CVE-2018-6533 Privilege escalation in n/a
Attackers with write access to init.conf can escalate privileges to root and execute arbitrary code in Icinga 2.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-6533?
CVE-2018-6533 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Icinga 2.x through 2.8.1. By editing the init.conf file, Icinga 2 can be run as root. Following this the program can be used to run arbitrary code as root. This was fixed by no longer using init.conf to determine account information for any root-executed code (a larger issue than CVE-2017-16933).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6533?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Icinga Icinga.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6533?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2018-6533 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6533 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2025-48057 Icinga 2 certificate renewal might incorrectly renew an invalid certificate
- CVE-2020-29663 Security feature bypass in n/a
- CVE-2024-24820 Icinga Director configuration is susceptible to Cross-Site Request Forgery
- CVE-2018-6535 Information disclosure in n/a
- CVE-2020-14004 Path traversal in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6533, GHSA-5f3g-f3qg-cgq4, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6533.