CVE-2018-8736
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Nagios XI 5.2.x through 5.4.x before 5.4.13 allows an...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- 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
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-8736- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-8736- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-20346 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2018-20346- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-68w8-rgj6-2jm9
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Nagios XI 5.2.x through 5.4.x before 5.4.13 allows an...
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.
- Record
GHSA-68w8-rgj6-2jm9- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Nagios XI 5.2.6 < 5.2.9 / 5.3 / 5.4 - Chained Remote Root | 2018-04-30 |
| Exploit-DB | Nagios XI 5.2.6-5.4.12 - Chained Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2018-07-02 |
| Metasploit | Nagios XI Chained Remote Code Execution | 2016-03-06 |
| Metasploit | Nagios XI Chained Remote Code Execution | 2018-04-17 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | 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-2018-8736 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Nagios Xi, published April 18, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 45.6%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
gist.github.com/caleBot/f0a93b5a98574393e0139104eacc2d0f
exploit-db.com/exploits/44560
nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/change-log
blog.redactedsec.net/exploits/2018/04/26/nagios.html
assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/CHANGES-5.TXT
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8736
github.com/advisories/GHSA-68w8-rgj6-2jm9