CVE-2026-83603

Netdata: Local Root via ndsudo Arbitrary socket_path → fail2ban-client Pickle RCE

Published Sep 22, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Netdata is an open source observability tool. Prior to 2.10.4, the setuid-root ndsudo helper command fail2ban-client-status-socket in src/collectors/utils/ndsudo.c accepts a caller-controlled --socket_path from the low-privileged netdata service account. The account can direct root fail2ban-client to a malicious UNIX socket, and fail2ban/client/csocket.py CSocket.receive() passes the returned data to pickle.loads(), allowing attacker-controlled code to execute as root on systems with fail2ban-client installed. This issue is fixed in version 2.10.4 and nightly build 2.10.0-782-nightly.

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First Time appeared Netdata
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Vendors & Products Netdata
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description Netdata is an open source observability tool. Prior to 2.10.4, the setuid-root ndsudo helper command fail2ban-client-status-socket in src/collectors/utils/ndsudo.c accepts a caller-controlled --socket_path from the low-privileged netdata service account. The account can direct root fail2ban-client to a malicious UNIX socket, and fail2ban/client/csocket.py CSocket.receive() passes the returned data to pickle.loads(), allowing attacker-controlled code to execute as root on systems with fail2ban-client installed. This issue is fixed in version 2.10.4 and nightly build 2.10.0-782-nightly.
Title Netdata: Local Root via ndsudo Arbitrary socket_path → fail2ban-client Pickle RCE
Weaknesses CWE-502
CWE-73
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Sep 22, 2026, 5:43 PM
Reserved
Aug 31, 2026, 8:36 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Sep 22, 2026, 5:17 PM
Modified
Sep 23, 2026, 6:28 PM