CVE-2017-16882 affects Icinga Core through version 1.14.0, allowing local privilege escalation. The vulnerability arises because Icinga binaries, initially run as root, can be configured to be owned by a non-root user, enabling that user to gain root privileges. This is a high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) with low attack complexity, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:icinga:icinga:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
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