Nagios 4.3.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a hard link…
Priority LOW 35CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Nagios 4.3.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a hard link attack on the Nagios init script file, related to CVE-2016-8641.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00517 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
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: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-10089
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q77f-5m65-8q6j
References
More Nagios vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-02180 statuswml.cgi in Nagios before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2012-05060 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the get_history function in history.cgi in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-07788 MagpieRSS, as used in the front-end component in Nagios Core before 4.2.2 might allow… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-05840 Multiple off-by-one errors in Nagios Core 3.5.1, 4.0.2, and earlier, and Icinga before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2008-04579 The _httpsrequest function (Snoopy/Snoopy.class.php) in Snoopy 1.2.3 and earlier, as used… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2014-04112 Snoopy allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2016-10089 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-10089 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q77f-5m65-8q6j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-10089 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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