nagios cron job allows privilege escalation from user nagios to root
Published Feb 28, 2020
7.0
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.68%
Description
UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the cronjob shipped with nagios of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11; openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to cause cause DoS or potentially escalate privileges by winning a race. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 nagios version 3.5.1-5.27 and prior versions. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 nagios version 3.0.6-1.25.36.3.1 and prior versions. openSUSE Factory nagios version 4.4.5-2.1 and prior versions.
Affected products
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- Version nagiosStatusaffectedConstraints<=3.0.6-1.25.36.3.1
- Version
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- Version nagiosStatusaffectedConstraints<=3.5.1-5.27
- Version
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- Version nagiosStatusaffectedConstraints<=4.4.5-2.1
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 | n/a |
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| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | n/a |
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| openSUSE | Factory | n/a |
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Configuration 1
Running on/with
- 12
Configuration 2
Running on/with
- 11
Configuration 3
- 15.0
- 15.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/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 2, 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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.68% (0.00684) | 50.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.68% (0.00684) | 51.12th | 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) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01960) | 49.57th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.44% (0.00444) | 29.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.44% (0.00444) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00014.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00022.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1156309 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00014.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00022.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1156309 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory |
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