The Fedora Nagios package uses "nagiosadmin" as the default password for the…
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-798Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02263 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-0726
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rg2g-95pj-mc2p
References
More Nagios vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-02180 statuswml.cgi in Nagios before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2012-05060 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the get_history function in history.cgi in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-07788 MagpieRSS, as used in the front-end component in Nagios Core before 4.2.2 might allow… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-05840 Multiple off-by-one errors in Nagios Core 3.5.1, 4.0.2, and earlier, and Icinga before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2008-04579 The _httpsrequest function (Snoopy/Snoopy.class.php) in Snoopy 1.2.3 and earlier, as used… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2014-04112 Snoopy allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2016-0726 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-0726 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rg2g-95pj-mc2p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-0726 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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