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CVE-2026-72694VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: mrtg security update

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-72694· High 7.1

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 22:51 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.17.1
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. Weaponized: 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 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10mrtgAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update SupportmrtgAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8mrtgAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportmrtgAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-OnmrtgAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportmrtgAffected–Fixed in–

Description

The Multi Router Traffic Grapher (MRTG) monitors the traffic load on network connections. MRTG generates HTML pages containing PNG images which provide a live visual representation of this traffic. Security Fix(es): * mrtg: MRTG daemon symlink-following chown allows local privilege escalation via PID file path manipulation (CVE-2026-72694) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

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