CVE-2020-36868 — Nagios XI < 5.7.3 Privilege escalation via Insecure getprofile.sh Script
Nagios XI versions prior to 5.7.3 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the getprofile.sh helper script. The script performed profile retrieval and initialization rout…
Published: 2025-10-30 · CVSS: 8.5 · CVSS 4.0
Nagios XI versions prior to 5.7.3 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the getprofile.sh helper script. The script performed profile retrieval and initialization routines using insecure file/command handling and insufficient validation of attacker-controlled inputs, and in some deployments executed with elevated privileges. A local attacker with low-level access could exploit these weaknesses to cause the script to execute arbitrary commands or modify privileged files, resulting in privilege escalation.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7