Icinga 2 up to 2.14.8/2.15.3/2.16.1 API Endpoint privileges management

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Icinga 2 up to 2.14.8/2.15.3/2.16.1. It has been declared as very critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component API Endpoint. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-61552. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in Icinga 2 up to 2.14.8/2.15.3/2.16.1 and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component API Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Icinga 2 is an open source monitoring system. From 2.4 until 2.14.9, 2.15.4, and 2.16.2, the /v1/objects API writes attacker-controlled template names into generated configuration without escaping them. An authenticated ApiUser with an objects/create/* permission can inject Icinga 2 DSL configuration, escape the intended object, create additional objects, and exceed the user's assigned privileges. This issue is fixed in versions 2.14.9, 2.15.4, and 2.16.2.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-61552 since 07/10/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/18/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 2.14.9, 2.15.4 or 2.16.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Icinga

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• 2

Version

• 2.14.0
• 2.14.1
• 2.14.2
• 2.14.3
• 2.14.4
• 2.14.5
• 2.14.6
• 2.14.7
• 2.14.8
• 2.15.0
• 2.15.1
• 2.15.2
• 2.15.3
• 2.16.0
• 2.16.1

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