CVE-2025-34323: Nagios Log Server · Incorrect Permissions
Affects Nagios Log ServerSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.5 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 28% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 17 Nov 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Nagios Log Server | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is available, restrict write permissions on the '/usr/local/nagioslogserver/scripts' directory to prevent unauthorized modifications. Review sudoers configurations to ensure that scripts cannot be executed without appropriate authentication. Monitor for local unauthorized access and consider limiting membership of the 'nagios' group. Avoid running Nagios Log Server versions prior to 2026R1.0.1 in untrusted environments.
Description
Nagios Log Server versions prior to 2026R1.0.1 are vulnerable to local privilege escalation due to a combination of sudo misconfiguration and group-writable application directories. The 'www-data' user is a member of the 'nagios' group, which has write access to '/usr/local/nagioslogserver/scripts', while several scripts in this directory are owned by root and may be executed via sudo without a password. A local attacker running as 'www-data' can move one of these root-owned scripts to a backup name and create a replacement script with attacker-controlled content at the original path, then invoke it with sudo. This allows arbitrary commands to be executed with root privileges, providing full compromise of the underlying operating system.
References
- nagios.com/products/security/ (opens in a new tab)
- nagios.com/changelog/nagios-log-server/nagios-log-server-2026r1-0-1/ (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-log-server-local-privilege-escalation-via-writable-scripts-and-sudo-rules (opens in a new tab)
- theyhack.me/Rooting-Nagios-Log-Server/ (opens in a new tab)