CVE-2020-36868: Nagios XI

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Nagios XI versions prior to 5.7.3 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the getprofile.sh helper script. The script performed profile retrieval and initialization routines using insecure file/command handling and insufficient validation of attacker-controlled inputs, and in some deployments executed with elevated privileges. A local attacker with low-level access could exploit these weaknesses to cause the script to execute arbitrary commands or modify privileged files, resulting in privilege escalation.

Affected products

• Nagios Nagios XI: before 5.7.3 (fixed in 5.7.3)

Published 2025-10-30. Last modified 2026-06-17.