Is CVE-2014-8994 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-8994 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-8994?

CVE-2014-8994 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.6 (LOW).

CVE-2014-8994

LOW · CVSS 3.6EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

The check_diskio plugin 3.2.6 and earlier for Nagios and Icinga allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name (tmp/check_diskio_status-*-*).

Key facts

CVSS score: 3.6 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-18
EPSS score: 0.3% (26th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-8820)
Published: November 28, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-8820 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

check diskio project / check diskio

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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