CVE-2017-16834 affects PNP4Nagios through version 0.6.26, stemming from insecure file permissions where critical root-executed files are owned by an unprivileged account. This allows a local attacker with access to that unprivileged account to achieve root code execution, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high CVSS score of 7.8, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low current exploitation risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.6.26CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pnp4nagios:pnp4nagios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.