CVE-2026-63418
Monitoring Plugins check_icmp: -H argument count overflow leads in setuid-root binary
Description
Monitoring Plugins is a suite of plugins for monitoring applications. From 3.0.0-rc1 until 3.0.1, check_icmp stores the number of hosts supplied through -H or --Host on the command line, or through --extra-opts files containing Host= entries, in an unsigned short. More than 65,535 hosts wrap the counter, causing process_arguments() to allocate an undersized hosts array and then write subsequent entries out of bounds before main() calls setuid(getuid()). On installations where check_icmp is setuid root, a local low-privileged attacker can corrupt heap memory while the process still has root privileges; reliable privilege escalation has not been demonstrated. Installations that use cap_net_raw file capabilities instead of setuid are not exposed to the privilege-escalation consequence. This issue is fixed in version 3.0.1.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 3, 2026, 6:18 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 3, 2026, 6:18 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Monitoring Plugins to version 3.0.1.
- Remove setuid root from check_icmp if possible.
- Use file capabilities instead of setuid root.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Nov. 03, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Monitoring Plugins is a suite of plugins for monitoring applications. From 3.0.0-rc1 until 3.0.1, check_icmp stores the number of hosts supplied through -H or --Host on the command line, or through --extra-opts files containing Host= entries, in an unsigned short. More than 65,535 hosts wrap the counter, causing process_arguments() to allocate an undersized hosts array and then write subsequent entries out of bounds before main() calls setuid(getuid()). On installations where check_icmp is setuid root, a local low-privileged attacker can corrupt heap memory while the process still has root privileges; reliable privilege escalation has not been demonstrated. Installations that use cap_net_raw file capabilities instead of setuid are not exposed to the privilege-escalation consequence. This issue is fixed in version 3.0.1. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-787 Added CWE CWE-190 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/63xxx/CVE-2026-63418.json">CVE-2026-63418</a> Added Reference https://github.com/monitoring-plugins/monitoring-plugins/commit/c35c12e58d326ffbd6cfb3c9097653f9f3fb2f4a Added Reference https://github.com/monitoring-plugins/monitoring-plugins/releases/tag/v3.0.1 Added Reference https://github.com/monitoring-plugins/monitoring-plugins/security/advisories/GHSA-xvvw-4j77-rp7q