CVE-2018-15711
Nagios XI 5.5.6 allows remote authenticated attackers to reset and regenerate the API key of more privileged users.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 36.0%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Nagios XI 5.5.6 allows remote authenticated attackers to reset and regenerate the API key of more privileged users. The attacker can then use the new API key to execute API calls at elevated privileges.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 36.01% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- nagios/nagios xi
- Source
- vulnreport@tenable.com
EPSS moved from 21.7% on 21 September 2026 to 36.0% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-37Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-37Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.