CVE-2018-16145: Opsview

High severity, CVSS 8.1. EPSS: 2.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Opsview Opsview: before 5.3.1 (fixed in 5.3.1); from 5.4.0, before 5.4.2 (fixed in 5.4.2)

Published 2018-09-05. Last modified 2026-06-17.