# CVE-2021-32739: Results of queries for ApiListener objects include the ticket salt which allows in turn to steal (more privileged) identities

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-07-15 · Updated: 2025-11-03

## Affected

- Icinga icinga2: from 2.4.0, through 2.12.4

## Description

Icinga is a monitoring system which checks the availability of network resources, notifies users of outages, and generates performance data for reporting. From version 2.4.0 through version 2.12.4, a vulnerability exists that may allow privilege escalation for authenticated API users. With a read-ony user's credentials, an attacker can view most attributes of all config objects including `ticket_salt` of `ApiListener`. This salt is enough to compute a ticket for every possible common name (CN). A ticket, the master node's certificate, and a self-signed certificate are enough to successfully request the desired certificate from Icinga. That certificate may in turn be used to steal an endpoint or API user's identity. Versions 2.12.5 and 2.11.10 both contain a fix the vulnerability. As a workaround, one may either specify queryable types explicitly or filter out ApiListener objects.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Icinga icinga2, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/security/advisories/GHSA-98wp-jc6q-x5q5
- https://icinga.com/blog/2021/07/02/releasing-icinga-2-12-5-2-11-10/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00010.html

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