CVE-2018-8736 Privilege escalation in n/a
Attackers can escalate privileges to root by leveraging a remote code execution vulnerability in Nagios XI.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-8736?
CVE-2018-8736 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nagios Nagios Xi, published on 18 Apr 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8736?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nagios Nagios Xi.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8736?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8736 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-8736 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-8736 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Metasploit modules and 5 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Nagios Nagios Xi
Sources
Also known as GHSA-68w8-rgj6-2jm9.