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TI-2016-09193 Aliases CVE-2016-20015GHSA-8hvh-7pr8-r6wh

In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript…

Priority HIGH 68CWE-362Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript allows the smokeping user to gain ownership of any file, allowing for the smokeping user to gain root privileges. There is a race condition involving /var/lib/smokeping and chown.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00663 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:smokeping:smokeping:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.7.3-r1VulnerableSmokePing
  • cpe:2.3:a:smokeping:smokeping:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.7.3-r1 Vulnerable ·SmokePing

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-20015
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8hvh-7pr8-r6wh
  3. 2026-10-07 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2017-14213 In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2013-03631 smokeping before 2.6.9 has XSS (incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0790) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2013-03641 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SmokePing 2.6.9 in the start and end time fields. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

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