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CVE-2014-8994

The check_diskio plugin 3.2.6 and earlier for Nagios and Icinga allows local users to write to...

3.6 Low

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.

What does this mean?
Severity
3.6 LowCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.33%EPSS, 26th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

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

0.33%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used3.6

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 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-18
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo 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-2014-8820No 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-2j4pNo 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

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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