Nagios XI versions prior to 5.5.7 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the MRTG graphing component. MRTG-related processes/scripts executed with excessive privileges, allowing a local attacker with limited system access to abuse file/command execution paths or writable resources to gain elevated privileges.
                
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| Vendors & Products | Nagios Nagios nagios Nagios xi | 
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| Description | Nagios XI versions prior to 5.5.7 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the MRTG graphing component. MRTG-related processes/scripts executed with excessive privileges, allowing a local attacker with limited system access to abuse file/command execution paths or writable resources to gain elevated privileges. | |
| Title | Nagios XI < 5.5.7 Privilege Escalation via MRTG Graphing Component | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-250 | |
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| Metrics | cvssV4_0 
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published: 2025-10-30T21:40:26.892Z
Updated: 2025-10-31T13:24:53.962Z
Reserved: 2025-10-29T20:49:14.561Z
Link: CVE-2018-25123
 Vulnrichment
                        Vulnrichment
                    Updated: 2025-10-31T13:05:59.502Z
 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Received
Published: 2025-10-30T22:15:37.967
Modified: 2025-10-30T22:15:37.967
Link: CVE-2018-25123
 Redhat
                        Redhat
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