Linuxfabrik monitoring-plugins provides Python monitoring plugins for Icinga, Nagios, and related monitoring systems. In version 6.0.0, the logfile check legacy database migration moved a predictable path from /tmp with os.rename() and allowed a local user controlling the plugin account to place a symlink that would be followed by sqlite3.connect() during a root-run check.
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First Time appeared Linuxfabrik
Linuxfabrik monitoring-plugins
Vendors & Products Linuxfabrik
Linuxfabrik monitoring-plugins

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description Linuxfabrik monitoring-plugins provides Python monitoring plugins for Icinga, Nagios, and related monitoring systems. In version 6.0.0, the logfile check legacy database migration moved a predictable path from /tmp with os.rename() and allowed a local user controlling the plugin account to place a symlink that would be followed by sqlite3.connect() during a root-run check.
Title Linuxfabrik monitoring-plugins: Symlink following in logfile legacy database migration
Weaknesses CWE-367
CWE-59
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2026-07-29T19:27:41.844Z

Updated: 2026-07-30T13:07:26.335Z

Reserved: 2026-07-29T15:07:24.991Z

Link: CVE-2026-67433

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T13:07:22.946Z

cve-icon NVD

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cve-icon Redhat

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