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    CVE-2017-16933

    etc/initsystem/prepare-dirs in Icinga 2.x through 2.8.1 has a chown call for a filename in a user-writable directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to the $ICINGA2_USER account for creation of a link.

    Published:Nov 24, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Nov 24, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.0003
    CVSS Score:7

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Icinga
    Product
    Icinga

    Exploits

    https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/issues/5793https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/issues/5793

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High