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Case File

CVE-2016-9566

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 4.88% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-12-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗
External Security References
exploit-db.com ↗

Note: these links are listed for security research and verification purposes only.

CVE
CVE-2016-9566
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
4.88%

Original Filing — NVD Description

base/logging.c in Nagios Core before 4.2.4 allows local users with access to an account in the nagios group to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the log file. NOTE: this can be leveraged by remote attackers using CVE-2016-9565.