nagios: Incorrect file permissions leading to possible privilege escalation
Published Sep 11, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.33%
Description
Nagios Core through 4.3.4 initially executes /usr/sbin/nagios as root but supports configuration options in which this file is owned by a non-root account (and similarly can have nagios.cfg owned by a non-root account), which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to this non-root account.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 4.3.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
nagios
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
nagios
Will not fix
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4
nagios
Not affected
Red Hat Storage 3
nagios
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) | nagios | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) | nagios | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4 | nagios | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | nagios | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00332) | 24.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00332) | 26.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 26.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 25.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.44% (0.00444) | 10.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.44% (0.00444) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100881 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14312 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1490858 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/issues/424 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14312
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-03 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14312
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100881 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14312 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1490858 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/issues/424 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14312 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-03 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14312 |
Change history (0)
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