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.
Published: 2026-07-29
Score: 5.8 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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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'}

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-67433

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-367

    Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

  • CWE-59

    Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')