nagios: Configured administrative account with fixed password and no IP restriction as default
Published Jun 6, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.26%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
nagios
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
nagios
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
nagios
Will not fix
Red Hat Storage 3
nagios
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | nagios | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) | nagios | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) | nagios | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | nagios | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.26% (0.02263) | 82.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.28% (0.02282) | 80.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.35% (0.00350) | 55.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00479) | 76.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 17, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00479) | 75.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.49% (0.00490) | 75.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.49% (0.00490) | 72.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0726 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1295446 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party AdvisoryIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0726
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0726
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0726 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1295446 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party AdvisoryIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0726 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0726 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.