CVE-2016-10089
Nagios 4.3.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a hard link attack on the...
Nagios 4.3.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a hard link attack on the Nagios init script file, related to CVE-2016-8641.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Nagios 4.3.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a hard link attack on the Nagios init script file, related to CVE-2016-8641.
- Record
CVE-2016-10089- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Nagios 4.3.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a hard link attack on the Nagios init script file, related to CVE-2016-8641.
- Record
CVE-2016-10089- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-1281 No score
Nagios 4.3.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a hard link attack on the Nagios init script file, related to CVE-2016-8641.
- Record
EUVD-2016-1281- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q77f-5m65-8q6j
Nagios 4.3.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a hard link attack on the...
Nagios 4.3.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a hard link attack on the Nagios init script file, related to CVE-2016-8641.
- Record
GHSA-q77f-5m65-8q6j- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Nagios 4.3.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a hard link attack on the Nagios init script file, related to CVE-2016-8641.
- Record
CVE-2016-10089- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:3240-1 No score
Security update for nagios
This update for nagios fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2016-8641 / CVE-2016-10089: fixed possible symlink attacks for files/directories created by root (bsc#1011630 / bsc#1018047)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2018:3240-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:3620-1 No score
Security update for icinga
This update for icinga fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2015-8010: Fixed XSS in the icinga classic UI (boo#952777)
- CVE-2016-8641 / CVE-2016-10089: fixed a possible symlink attack for files/dirs created by root (boo#1011630 and boo#1018047)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2018:3620-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
nagiosSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 3.0.6-1.25.36.3.1 | 3.0.6-1.25.36.3.1 |
nagiosSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 3.0.6-1.25.36.3.1 | 3.0.6-1.25.36.3.1 |
nagiosSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 3.0.6-1.25.36.3.1 | 3.0.6-1.25.36.3.1 |
icingaSUSE:Manager Client Tools 12 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1.13.3-12.3.1 | 1.13.3-12.3.1 |
icingaSUSE:Enterprise Storage 4 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1.13.3-12.3.1 | 1.13.3-12.3.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-10089 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Nagios, published February 15, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.52%, the 44th percentile. No source names a fixed version.