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Vulnerability · CVE-2020-36868

Nagios XI versions prior to 5.7.3 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the getprofile.sh helper script.

Published Oct 30, 2025 · catalog updated Nov 17, 2025 · Nagios XI

Last checked Oct 28, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2020-36868. EPSS is 0.34%. Act only if a listed version of Nagios XI is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High8.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.34%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Nagios XI 0 <5.7.3

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor Nagios XI 0 <5.7.30 <5.7.3

How to fix CVE-2020-36868

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2020-36868 lists a fix boundary at 5.7.3. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in 0 <5.7.3

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2020-36868. EPSS is 0.34%. Act only if a listed version of Nagios XI is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Nagios XI 0 <5.7.3 0 <5.7.3. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.34%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 30, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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 weak

  2. Nov 17, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    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 weak

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-36868

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2020-30810

    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, an

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 28, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgOct 25, 2026
  • EUVDOct 25, 2026