Nagios Core through 4.3.4 initially executes /usr/sbin/nagios as root but supports…
Priority LOW 34CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- 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-269.
Summary
Nagios Core through 4.3.4 initially executes /usr/sbin/nagios as root but supports configuration options in which this file is owned by a non-root account (and similarly can have nagios.cfg owned by a non-root account), which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to this non-root account.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00332 26th 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: Moderate. 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-2017-14312
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3j4j-7q69-wj53
References
More Nagios Core vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-17925 Nagios Core application version 4.2.4 is vulnerable to Site-Wide Cross-Site Request… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-09675 qh_core in Nagios Core 4.4.1 and earlier is prone to a NULL pointer dereference… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2018-09674 qh_echo in Nagios Core 4.4.1 and earlier is prone to a NULL pointer dereference… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2018-12893 Nagios Core 4.4.2 has XSS via the alert summary reports of plugin results, as… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2017-14312 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-14312 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3j4j-7q69-wj53 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-14312 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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