Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 29, 2026· Updated Jul 30, 2026
Linuxfabrik monitoring-plugins: Symlink following in logfile legacy database migration
CVE-2026-67433
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.
Affected products
1- Range: <6.0.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- github.com/Linuxfabrik/monitoring-plugins/commit/6df1f574aa9dc6541e092f1ce482ecc1315cded0mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/Linuxfabrik/monitoring-plugins/security/advisories/GHSA-w2gg-hx6w-24w3mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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