CVE-2011-10035

Nagios XI < 2011R1.9 Race Conditions in Crontab Install Scripts LPE

Published Oct 30, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 7.3 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Nagios XI versions prior to 2011R1.9 contain privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the scripts that install or update system crontab entries. Due to time-of-check/time-of-use race conditions and missing synchronization or final-path validation, a local low-privileged user could manipulate filesystem state during crontab installation to influence the files or commands executed with elevated privileges, resulting in execution with higher privileges.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Nagios addresses this vulnerability as "Fixed security escalation race conditions in crontab install scripts."

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2011:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nagios nagios Xi
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2011:r1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2011:r1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2011:r1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2011:r1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2011:r1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2011:r1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2011:r1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2011:r1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2011:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nagios nagios Xi
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nagios
Nagios xi
Vendors & Products Nagios
Nagios xi
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Nagios XI versions prior to 2011R1.9 contain privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the scripts that install or update system crontab entries. Due to time-of-check/time-of-use race conditions and missing synchronization or final-path validation, a local low-privileged user could manipulate filesystem state during crontab installation to influence the files or commands executed with elevated privileges, resulting in execution with higher privileges.
Title Nagios XI < 2011R1.9 Race Conditions in Crontab Install Scripts LPE
Weaknesses CWE-367
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Nov 17, 2025, 6:21 PM
Reserved
Oct 28, 2025, 8:05 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 30, 2025, 10:15 PM
Modified
Oct 18, 2026, 12:10 AM