Local root escalation via service wildcards
Published Sep 28, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024
Local privilege escalation in Nagios XI before 5.8.5 allows local users to gain root privileges through manage_services.sh wildcards. The sudo-authorized service script accepts wildcard arguments, causing privileged service operations to act on attacker-controlled matches. A local account permitted to invoke the script through sudo is required, and successful exploitation grants root-level control.
Summary
What happened
Local privilege escalation in Nagios XI before 5.8.5 allows local users to gain root privileges through manage_services.sh wildcards. The sudo-authorized service script accepts wildcard arguments, causing privileged service operations to act on attacker-controlled matches. A local account permitted to invoke the script through sudo is required, and successful exploitation grants root-level control.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-36366
- Published
- Sep 28, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- T1548.003
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Sep 28, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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