High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 30, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-25123
CVE-2018-25123
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.
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Affected products
3- Nagios/XIv5Range: 0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-privilege-escalation-via-mrtg-graphing-componentnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/nvdRelease Notes
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