The check_diskio plugin 3.2.6 and earlier for Nagios and Icinga allows local users to…
Priority LOW 17CWE-18Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The check_diskio plugin 3.2.6 and earlier for Nagios and Icinga allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name (tmp/check_diskio_status-*-*).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00329 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
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:check_diskio_project:check_diskio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 3.2.5 | Vulnerable | Check Diskio Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:check_diskio_project:check_diskio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.2.5 Vulnerable ·Check Diskio Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8994
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f58g-762j-2j4p
References
Sources
- CVE-2014-8994 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-8994 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f58g-762j-2j4p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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