CVE-2018-16145
The /etc/init.d/opsview-reporting-module script that runs at boot time in Opsview Monitor before 5.3.1 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2 invokes a file that can be edited by the nagios user, and would allow attackers to elevate their privileges to root after a…
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High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.31%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The /etc/init.d/opsview-reporting-module script that runs at boot time in Opsview Monitor before 5.3.1 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2 invokes a file that can be edited by the nagios user, and would allow attackers to elevate their privileges to root after a system restart, hence obtaining full control of the appliance.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.31% probability · 83th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-732
- Affected
- opsview/opsview
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://knowledge.opsview.com/v5.3/docs/whats-newRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://knowledge.opsview.com/v5.4/docs/whats-newRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Sep/3Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/opsview-monitor-multiple-vulnerabilitiesExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://knowledge.opsview.com/v5.3/docs/whats-newRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://knowledge.opsview.com/v5.4/docs/whats-newRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Sep/3Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/opsview-monitor-multiple-vulnerabilitiesExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.