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CVE-2022-43440: checkmk Uncontrolled Search Path Element

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-43440
Published 09-02-2023Last modified 24-03-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-43440 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in checkmk. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.23%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 09-02-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 24-03-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Checkmk Agent in Tribe29 Checkmk before 2.1.0p1, before 2.0.0p25 and before 1.6.0p29 on a Checkmk server allows the site user to escalate privileges via a manipulated unixcat executable

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.23%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

13%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.23% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.23%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Checkmk1 product
  • checkmkEOL< 1.6.0 | 1.6.0 | 1.6.0:b1 | 1.6.0:b10 | 1.6.0:b11 | 1.6.0:b12 | 1.6.0:b2 | 1.6.0:b3 | 1.6.0:b4 | 1.6.0:b5 | 1.6.0:b6 | 1.6.0:b7 | 1.6.0:b8 | 1.6.0:b9 | 1.6.0:p1 | 1.6.0:p10 | 1.6.0:p11 | 1.6.0:p12 | 1.6.0:p13 | 1.6.0:p14 | 1.6.0:p15 | 1.6.0:p16 | 1.6.0:p17 | 1.6.0:p18 | 1.6.0:p19 | 1.6.0:p2 | 1.6.0:p20 | 1.6.0:p21 | 1.6.0:p22 | 1.6.0:p23 | 1.6.0:p24 | 1.6.0:p25 | 1.6.0:p26 | 1.6.0:p27 | 1.6.0:p28 | 1.6.0:p3 | 1.6.0:p4 | 1.6.0:p5 | 1.6.0:p6 | 1.6.0:p7 | 1.6.0:p8 | 1.6.0:p9 | 2.0.0 | 2.0.0:b1 | 2.0.0:b2 | 2.0.0:b3 | 2.0.0:b4 | 2.0.0:b5 | 2.0.0:b6 | 2.0.0:b7 | 2.0.0:b8 | 2.0.0:i1 | 2.0.0:p1 | 2.0.0:p10 | 2.0.0:p11 | 2.0.0:p12 | 2.0.0:p13 | 2.0.0:p14 | 2.0.0:p15 | 2.0.0:p16 | 2.0.0:p17 | 2.0.0:p18 | 2.0.0:p19 | 2.0.0:p2 | 2.0.0:p20 | 2.0.0:p21 | 2.0.0:p22 | 2.0.0:p23 | 2.0.0:p24 | 2.0.0:p3 | 2.0.0:p4 | 2.0.0:p5 | 2.0.0:p6 | 2.0.0:p7 | 2.0.0:p8 | 2.0.0:p9 | 2.1.0 | 2.1.0:b1 | 2.1.0:b2 | 2.1.0:b3 | 2.1.0:b4 | 2.1.0:b5 | 2.1.0:b6 | 2.1.0:b7 | 2.1.0:b8 | 2.1.0:b9
Tribe291 product
  • checkmk≥ 2.1.0, < 2.1.0p1 | ≥ 2.0.0, < 2.0.0p25 | ≥ 1.6.0, < 1.6.0p29
Ubuntu1 product
  • check-mkAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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