Issued at: 2026-09-09
Updated at: 2026-09-10
Advisory content derived from Red Hat RHSA-2026:65832, © Red Hat, Inc., used under CC BY 4.0, with modifications.
Synopsis
Important: mrtg security update
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.