Is CVE-2017-16882 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2017-16882 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2017-16882 be exploited remotely?

No. CVE-2017-16882 requires local access to exploit.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-16882?

CVE-2017-16882 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2017-16882

CWE-732Published: November 18, 2017· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Icinga Core through 1.14.0 initially executes bin/icinga as root but supports configuration options in which this file is owned by a non-root account (and similarly can have etc/icinga.cfg owned by a non-root account), which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to this non-root account, a related issue to CVE-2017-14312. This also affects bin/icingastats, bin/ido2db, and bin/log2ido.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2017-16882 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.8.