Description
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-09
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/lingej/pnp4nagios/issues/140
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0036
EPSS Percentile
27.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-732
Status
published
Products (1)
pnp4nagios/pnp4nagios
< 0.6.26
Published
Nov 16, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026