CVE-2018-15710
Nagios XI 5.5.6 allows local authenticated attackers to escalate privileges to root via...
Nagios XI 5.5.6 allows local authenticated attackers to escalate privileges to root via Autodiscover_new.php.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Nagios XI 5.5.6 allows local authenticated attackers to escalate privileges to root via Autodiscover_new.php.
- Record
CVE-2018-15710- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Nagios XI 5.5.6 allows local authenticated attackers to escalate privileges to root via Autodiscover_new.php.
- Record
CVE-2018-15710- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-7580 No score
Nagios XI 5.5.6 allows local authenticated attackers to escalate privileges to root via Autodiscover_new.php.
- Record
EUVD-2018-7580- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9c6w-376x-8h5p
Nagios XI 5.5.6 allows local authenticated attackers to escalate privileges to root via...
Nagios XI 5.5.6 allows local authenticated attackers to escalate privileges to root via Autodiscover_new.php.
- Record
GHSA-9c6w-376x-8h5p- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Nagios XI 5.5.6 - Remote Code Execution / Privilege Escalation | 2019-01-23 |
| Exploit-DB | Nagios XI 5.5.6 - Magpie_debug.php Root Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2019-06-26 |
| Metasploit | Nagios XI Magpie_debug.php Root Remote Code Execution | 2018-11-14 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-15710 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Nagios Xi, published November 14, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 38.2%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.