9.8

CVE-2016-0726: nagios Use of Hard-coded Credentials

CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
Published 06-06-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-0726 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in nagios. EPSS estimates a 2.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.26%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11073-1

Timeline

  1. 06-06-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Fedora Nagios package uses "nagiosadmin" as the default password for the "nagiosadmin" administrator account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by leveraging knowledge of the credentials.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.26%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

83%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.26% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.26%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Nagios1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links