VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-16933

CVSS score7 HIGH

EPSS probability0.30%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-11-24

Last modified2026-06-17

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

Description

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.

Weakness classification

CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory