CVE-2024-28829: checkmk gmbh checkmk Least Privilege Violation
CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 20-08-2024Last modified 21-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-28829 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Least Privilege Violation vulnerability in checkmk gmbh checkmk. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.18%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 20-08-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 21-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Least privilege violation and reliance on untrusted inputs in the mk_informix Checkmk agent plugin before Checkmk 2.3.0p12, 2.2.0p32, 2.1.0p47 and 2.0.0 (EOL) allows local users to escalate privileges.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versionsMedium 5.2Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:HSourcesAll 2 agree
- NVDNIST5.2MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
High 7.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.18%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
7%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.18% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score0.18%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-272Least Privilege ViolationThe elevated privilege level required to perform operations such as chroot() should be dropped immediately after the operation is performed.
- CWE-807Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security DecisionThe product uses a protection mechanism that relies on the existence or values of an input, but the input can be modified by an untrusted actor in a way that bypasses the protection mechanism.
Affected systems
Checkmk1 product
- checkmkEOL2.0.0 | 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 | 2.1.0:p1 | 2.1.0:p10 | 2.1.0:p11 | 2.1.0:p12 | 2.1.0:p13 | 2.1.0:p14 | 2.1.0:p15 | 2.1.0:p16 | 2.1.0:p17 | 2.1.0:p18 | 2.1.0:p19 | 2.1.0:p2 | 2.1.0:p20 | 2.1.0:p21 | 2.1.0:p22 | 2.1.0:p23 | 2.1.0:p24 | 2.1.0:p25 | 2.1.0:p26 | 2.1.0:p27 | 2.1.0:p28 | 2.1.0:p29 | 2.1.0:p3 | 2.1.0:p30 | 2.1.0:p31 | 2.1.0:p32 | 2.1.0:p33 | 2.1.0:p34 | 2.1.0:p35 | 2.1.0:p36 | 2.1.0:p37 | 2.1.0:p38 | 2.1.0:p39 | 2.1.0:p4 | 2.1.0:p40 | 2.1.0:p41 | 2.1.0:p42 | 2.1.0:p43 | 2.1.0:p44 | 2.1.0:p45 | 2.1.0:p46 | 2.1.0:p5 | 2.1.0:p6 | 2.1.0:p7 | 2.1.0:p8 | 2.1.0:p9 | 2.2.0 | 2.2.0:b1 | 2.2.0:b2 | 2.2.0:b3 | 2.2.0:b4 | 2.2.0:b5 | 2.2.0:b6 | 2.2.0:b7 | 2.2.0:b8 | 2.2.0:i1 | 2.2.0:p1 | 2.2.0:p10 | 2.2.0:p11 | 2.2.0:p12 | 2.2.0:p13 | 2.2.0:p14 | 2.2.0:p15 | 2.2.0:p16 | 2.2.0:p17 | 2.2.0:p18 | 2.2.0:p19 | 2.2.0:p2 | 2.2.0:p20 | 2.2.0:p21 | 2.2.0:p22 | 2.2.0:p23 | 2.2.0:p24 | 2.2.0:p25 | 2.2.0:p26 | 2.2.0:p27 | 2.2.0:p28 | 2.2.0:p29 | 2.2.0:p3 | 2.2.0:p30 | 2.2.0:p31 | 2.2.0:p4 | 2.2.0:p5 | 2.2.0:p6 | 2.2.0:p7 | 2.2.0:p8 | 2.2.0:p9 | 2.3.0 | 2.3.0:b1 | 2.3.0:b2 | 2.3.0:b3 | 2.3.0:b4 | 2.3.0:b5 | 2.3.0:b6 | 2.3.0:p1 | 2.3.0:p10 | 2.3.0:p11 | 2.3.0:p2 | 2.3.0:p3 | 2.3.0:p4 | 2.3.0:p5 | 2.3.0:p6 | 2.3.0:p7 | 2.3.0:p8 | 2.3.0:p9
Checkmk gmbh1 product
- checkmk≥ 2.3.0, < 2.3.0p12 | ≥ 2.2.0, < 2.2.0p32 | ≥ 2.1.0, < 2.1.0p47 | ≥ 2.0.0, ≤ 2.0.0p39
2 vendors · 2 products
References
1 links- checkmk.com/werk/16249Vendor Advisory