CVE-2014-8994
The check_diskio plugin 3.2.6 and earlier for Nagios and Icinga allows local users to write to...
The check_diskio plugin 3.2.6 and earlier for Nagios and Icinga allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name (tmp/check_diskio_status--).
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The check_diskio plugin 3.2.6 and earlier for Nagios and Icinga allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name (tmp/check_diskio_status--).
- Record
CVE-2014-8994- CVSS 2.0
- 3.6 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-18
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The check_diskio plugin 3.2.6 and earlier for Nagios and Icinga allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name (tmp/check_diskio_status--).
- Record
CVE-2014-8994- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-8820 No score
The check_diskio plugin 3.2.6 and earlier for Nagios and Icinga allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name (tmp/check_diskio_status--).
- Record
EUVD-2014-8820- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f58g-762j-2j4p No score
The check_diskio plugin 3.2.6 and earlier for Nagios and Icinga allows local users to write to...
The check_diskio plugin 3.2.6 and earlier for Nagios and Icinga allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name (tmp/check_diskio_status--).
- Record
GHSA-f58g-762j-2j4p- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-8994 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.6) in Check Diskio Project Diskio, published November 28, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.