PNP4Nagios through 0.6.26 has /usr/bin/npcd and npcd.cfg owned by an unprivileged account…
Priority LOW 34CWE-732Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
PNP4Nagios through 0.6.26 has /usr/bin/npcd and npcd.cfg owned by an unprivileged account but root code execution depends on these files, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to this unprivileged account.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00357 29th 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:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.6.26 | Vulnerable | Pnp4nagios |
- cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.6.26 Vulnerable ·Pnp4nagios
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: 1 product
- Red Hat Storage 3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16834
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hpg7-623w-gqxj
References
Advisory 1
More Pnp4nagios vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-19741 PNP4Nagios through 81ebfc5 has stored XSS in the AJAX controller via the basket API and… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2023-19740 PNP4Nagios through 81ebfc5 lacks CSRF protection in the AJAX controller. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2014-04040 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PNP4Nagios through 0.6.22 allow… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2014-04039 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2012-02985 PNP4Nagios 0.6 through 0.6.16 uses world-readable permissions for process_perfdata.cfg… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2017-16834 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-16834 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hpg7-623w-gqxj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-16834 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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