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CVE-2026-72694VulnerabilityPublished

Red Hat Security Advisory: mrtg security update

Affects Red Hat mrtgSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-72694· High 7.1

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High : upgrade the Red Hat redhat/mrtg package to 8.10.1 soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 8.10.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 11 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade the Red Hat redhat/mrtg package to 8.10.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hatredhat/mrtgpkg:rpm/redhat/mrtgOther threatsAffected
  • >=8 <8.10.1
Fixed in
  • 8.10.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTSmrtgpkg:deb/ubuntu/mrtg?arch=source&distro=xenialOther threatsAffected
  • =2.17.4-2ubuntu2
  • =2.17.4-3ubuntu1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 18.04 LTSmrtgpkg:deb/ubuntu/mrtg?arch=source&distro=bionicOther threatsAffected
  • =2.17.4-4ubuntu1
  • =2.17.4-4.1ubuntu1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSmrtgpkg:deb/ubuntu/mrtg?arch=source&distro=focalOther threatsAffected
  • =2.17.7-1ubuntu1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSmrtgpkg:deb/ubuntu/mrtg?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • 2.17.7-3ubuntu1 – 2.17.10-3
10 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSmrtgpkg:deb/ubuntu/mrtg?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • =2.17.10-9
  • =2.17.10-12
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Red Hat has released updated MRTG packages that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update provided by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and related distributions as detailed in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:65832. Refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for update instructions. No other mitigation is required once the update is applied.

Description

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Multi Router Traffic Grapher (MRTG) daemon when started as root and subsequently dropping privileges. The flaw involves symlink-following chown operations on the PID file path, allowing a local low-privileged attacker to escalate privileges. This issue is tracked as CVE-2026-72694 and affects multiple MRTG versions. A security update addressing this vulnerability is available from Red Hat.

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