9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-61550
Icinga 2: Improper access control for JSON-RPC update certificate messages
Description

Icinga 2 is an open source monitoring system. From 2.8 until 2.14.9, 2.15.4, and 2.16.2, certificate update JSON-RPC message handling does not validate that the sender is a trusted endpoint. An unauthenticated network attacker able to connect to TCP port 5665 can replace the node certificate and trusted CA certificate, impersonate a trusted node, and take control of the node. This issue is fixed in versions 2.14.9, 2.15.4, and 2.16.2.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 18, 2026, 6:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 18, 2026, 6:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
Update Icinga 2 to a patched version to fix certificate validation and prevent impersonation.
  • Update Icinga 2 to version 2.14.9 or later.
  • Update Icinga 2 to version 2.15.4 or later.
  • Update Icinga 2 to version 2.16.2 or later.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 18, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Icinga 2 is an open source monitoring system. From 2.8 until 2.14.9, 2.15.4, and 2.16.2, certificate update JSON-RPC message handling does not validate that the sender is a trusted endpoint. An unauthenticated network attacker able to connect to TCP port 5665 can replace the node certificate and trusted CA certificate, impersonate a trusted node, and take control of the node. This issue is fixed in versions 2.14.9, 2.15.4, and 2.16.2.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-862
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/61xxx/CVE-2026-61550.json">CVE-2026-61550</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/commit/4b7fb3405f4616a24b2b55e20f603a56b7dd6ad0
    Added Reference https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/commit/6c2e0db3819f859910a4ae265461cb51b1d2039c
    Added Reference https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/commit/a6f7cc7a4ef8beed023b24416106822d6940c4c0
    Added Reference https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/commit/d37b0cfd7d9595ae2f02fadb3d724c98d8620f81
    Added Reference https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/pull/10907
    Added Reference https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/releases/tag/v2.14.9
    Added Reference https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/releases/tag/v2.15.4
    Added Reference https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/releases/tag/v2.16.2
    Added Reference https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/security/advisories/GHSA-vj39-ww8j-vvx5
    Added Reference https://icinga.com/blog/icinga2-security-release-v2-16-2
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