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CVE-2026-53759

DiscoveredAug 18, 2026UpdatedSep 9, 2026

linuxfabrik-lib provides Python modules for database access, caching, shell execution, and API integrations. Prior to version 4.2.0, db_sqlite.py created SQLite databases at predictable paths in the shared /tmp directory and followed attacker-created symbolic links at those paths. An attacker who controls a local monitoring account can create a symlink such as /tmp/linuxfabrik-monitoring-plugins-docker-stats.db and then trigger a sudo-authorized plugin, causing the root process to create or modify the symlink target. The primitive can overwrite arbitrary paths, cause denial of service, or manipulate an existing SQLite database through a crafted rollback journal or write-ahead log. The Monitoring Plugins integration also moved plugin caches through lib.db_sqlite.get_db_path() so they use…

CVSS v3.1
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EPSS
0.19%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 20, 2026 → Sep 25, 2026
● 0.01pp
0.18% → 0.19% over 3 tracked changes
Connections
1 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Aug 18, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Sep 9, 2026