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CVE-2026-72694
CVE-2026-72694
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.1 HIGH
Reported by redhat · Published August 11, 2026
A flaw was found in MRTG. When the MRTG daemon is started as a root user and subsequently drops privileges, a local, low-privileged attacker can exploit a symbolic link (symlink) following vulnerability. By influencing or pre-placing a symlink in the process ID (PID) file path, the attacker can trick the root process into changing the ownership of an arbitrary existing file to the daemon user. This can lead to local privilege escalation, allowing unauthorized access to or modification of sensitive files.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
7.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | 0:2.17.10-12.el10_2.1 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | 0:2.17.7-1.el8_10.1 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | 0:2.17.7-12.el9_8.1 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | 0:2.17.10-12.el10_2.1, 0:2.17.10-12.el10_2.1 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | 0:2.17.7-1.el8_10.1 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | 0:2.17.7-12.el9_8.1, 0:2.17.7-12.el9_8.1 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 |
Timeline
- Aug 11, 2026 EPSS Score
- Aug 11, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
- Aug 11, 2026 CVE Published
- Aug 16, 2026 Security Advisory
- Aug 23, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Aug 23, 2026 Security Advisory
- Aug 23, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Aug 23, 2026 Security Advisory
- Aug 27, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 2, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Sep 2, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Sep 9, 2026 CVE Updated
References
- RHSA-2026:57596 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:57600 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:65832 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2460973 issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT