The IPXPING_COMMAND in contrib/check_ipxping.c in Nagios Plugins 1.4.16 allows local…
Priority LOW 20CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The IPXPING_COMMAND in contrib/check_ipxping.c in Nagios Plugins 1.4.16 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on /tmp/ipxping/ipxping.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00334 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4215
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-66wp-j8hv-q5v9
References
More Nagios Plugins vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-05008 Buffer overflow in the redir function in check_http.c in Nagios Plugins before 1.4.10… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2007-05404 Buffer overflow in the check_snmp function in Nagios Plugins (nagios-plugins) 1.4.10… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2013-4215 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-4215 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-66wp-j8hv-q5v9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-4215 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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