CVE-2026-61552
Icinga 2 DSL Injection via Unescaped Import Template Name
CVE-2026-61552 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Icinga Icinga2, published September 18, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.90%, the 59th percentile. Fixed in icinga2 2.14.6-1+deb13u1.
Icinga 2 is an open source monitoring system. From 2.4 until 2.14.9, 2.15.4, and 2.16.2, the /v1/objects API writes attacker-controlled template names into generated configuration without escaping them. An authenticated ApiUser with an objects/create/* permission can inject Icinga 2 DSL configuration, escape the intended object, create additional objects, and exceed the user's assigned privileges. This issue is fixed in versions 2.14.9, 2.15.4, and 2.16.2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.2
Icinga 2 DSL Injection via Unescaped Import Template Name
Icinga 2 is an open source monitoring system. From 2.4 until 2.14.9, 2.15.4, and 2.16.2, the /v1/objects API writes attacker-controlled template names into generated configuration without escaping them. An authenticated ApiUser with an objects/create/* permission can inject Icinga 2 DSL configuration, escape the intended object, create additional objects, and exceed the user's assigned privileges. This issue is fixed in versions 2.14.9, 2.15.4, and 2.16.2.
- Record
CVE-2026-61552- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-83211
7.2
Icinga 2 is an open source monitoring system. From 2.4 until 2.14.9, 2.15.4, and 2.16.2, the /v1/objects API writes attacker-controlled template names into generated configuration without escaping them. An authenticated ApiUser with an objects/create/* permission can inject Icinga 2 DSL configuration, escape the intended object, create additional objects, and exceed the user's assigned privileges. This issue is fixed in versions 2.14.9, 2.15.4, and 2.16.2.
- Record
EUVD-2026-83211- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.2
Icinga 2 is an open source monitoring system. From 2.4 until 2.14.9, 2.15.4, and 2.16.2, the /v1/objects API writes attacker-controlled template names into generated configuration without escaping them. An authenticated ApiUser with an objects/create/* permission can inject Icinga 2 DSL configuration, escape the intended object, create additional objects, and exceed the user's assigned privileges. This issue is fixed in versions 2.14.9, 2.15.4, and 2.16.2.
- Record
CVE-2026-61552- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.2
Icinga 2 DSL Injection via Unescaped Import Template Name
Icinga 2 is an open source monitoring system. From 2.4 until 2.14.9, 2.15.4, and 2.16.2, the /v1/objects API writes attacker-controlled template names into generated configuration without escaping them. An authenticated ApiUser with an objects/create/* permission can inject Icinga 2 DSL configuration, escape the intended object, create additional objects, and exceed the user's assigned privileges. This issue is fixed in versions 2.14.9, 2.15.4, and 2.16.2.
- Record
CVE-2026-61552- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-61552
7.2
Icinga 2 is an open source monitoring system. From 2.4 until 2.14.9, 2.15.4, and 2.16.2, the /v1/objects API writes attacker-controlled template names into generated configuration without escaping them. An authenticated ApiUser with an objects/create/* permission can inject Icinga 2 DSL configuration, escape the intended object, create additional objects, and exceed the user's assigned privileges. This issue is fixed in versions 2.14.9, 2.15.4, and 2.16.2.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-61552- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-61552
7.2
Icinga 2 is an open source monitoring system. From 2.4 until 2.14.9, 2.15.4, and 2.16.2, the /v1/objects API writes attacker-controlled template names into generated configuration without escaping them. An authenticated ApiUser with an objects/create/* permission can inject Icinga 2 DSL configuration, escape the intended object, create additional objects, and exceed the user's assigned privileges. This issue is fixed in versions 2.14.9, 2.15.4, and 2.16.2.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-61552- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
icinga2Debian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.13.6-22.13.6-2+deb12u12.13.6-2+deb12u22.13.7-12.13.7-1~exp1 Show 27 moreShow less2.13.8-12.14.0-1~exp12.14.1-12.14.2-12.14.2-1+loong642.14.3-12.14.4-12.14.5-12.14.6-12.15.0-12.15.0-1~exp12.15.1-12.15.2-12.15.2-22.16.0-12.16.0-22.16.0-3~exp12.16.0-3~exp22.16.0-3~exp32.16.0-3~exp42.16.1-12.16.1-1~exp12.16.2-12.16.2-22.16.3-12.16.4-12.16.5-1 |
None known |
icinga2Debian:13 |
before 2.14.6-1+deb13u1, plus listed versions 2.14.6-1 |
2.14.6-1+deb13u1 |
icinga2Debian:14 |
before 2.16.2-1, plus listed versions 2.14.6-12.15.0-12.15.0-1~exp12.15.1-12.15.2-1 Show 9 moreShow less2.15.2-22.16.0-12.16.0-22.16.0-3~exp12.16.0-3~exp22.16.0-3~exp32.16.0-3~exp42.16.1-12.16.1-1~exp1 |
2.16.2-1 |
icinga2Ubuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.3.8-1build12.3.11-12.4.0-12.4.1-12.4.1-22.4.1-2ubuntu1 |
None known |
icinga2Ubuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.7.0-12.8.1-0ubuntu2 |
None known |
icinga2Ubuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.10.5-1build12.11.2-12.11.2-1ubuntu12.11.2-1ubuntu22.11.2-1ubuntu3 |
None known |
icinga2Ubuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.12.3-12.13.1-12.13.2-12.13.2-1build12.13.2-1build2 |
None known |
icinga2Ubuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.13.8-12.14.1-12.14.2-12.14.2-1build12.14.2-1build2 |
None known |
icinga2Ubuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.15.0-12.15.1-1 |
None known |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
References
github.com/Icinga/icinga2/security/advisories/GHSA-jgqj-x5j9-vgcm
github.com/Icinga/icinga2/pull/10910
github.com/Icinga/icinga2/commit/125b7734e84d03f09b79d36c270152b11629a8c5
github.com/Icinga/icinga2/commit/af4b36e6464b9b214bed270a53d6474cf91eb441
github.com/Icinga/icinga2/commit/eec0d90e8303376fe772b3e4a04e3b064a44cf30
github.com/Icinga/icinga2/commit/faf0450962ad678397991cfdf041810feafa71e7
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github.com/Icinga/icinga2/releases/tag/v2.14.9
github.com/Icinga/icinga2/releases/tag/v2.15.4
github.com/Icinga/icinga2/releases/tag/v2.16.2
icinga.com/blog/icinga2-security-release-v2-16-2
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/61xxx/CVE-2026-61552.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61552
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-61552
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-61552
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-61552