CVE-2020-36868: nagios xi before 5.7.3 (exclusive); +1 more affected products

CVE-2020-36868. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.8 (HIGH, NVD). EPSS 0.00338 (percentile 0.25689), scored 16-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

nagios xi · before 5.7.3 (exclusive)
nagios

XI · 0 to before 5.7.3
Nagios

Description’s affected range: versions prior to 5.7.3

Component: Installation / helper scripts – scripts/getprofile.sh (profile retrieval/initialization script)

Attack conditions (Vendor/CNA, CVSS 4.0): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

The source reports that an attacker could gain higher privileges under the conditions described by the source. Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 4.0 assessment (base score 8.5/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high.

Published 18-Oct-2026 00:28 UTC

CWE: CWE-73, CWE-250
CCR priority: 31.3 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · NVD
EPSS: 0.00338 · percentile 0.25689 · 2026-10-16
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-18 00:27:35.898420+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2020-36868.html