CVE-2018-25123

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.

CVSS 4.0

8.5CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 28% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-250

Published

2025-10-30

Modified

2026-10-18

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• nagios:nagios_xi

References

• https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-privilege-escalation-via-mrtg-graphing-component

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