CVE-2017-14312

7.8 highEPSS 0.3%

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

7.8 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 26% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-269
Published: 2017-09-11
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

nagios:nagios_core

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100881
https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/issues/424
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-03
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100881
https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore/issues/424

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