PT-2021-11083 · Checkmk · Checkmk

Published 2021-02-19 · Updated 2024-07-23 · CVE-2020-24908

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Checkmk versions prior to 1.6.0p17

Description: The issue allows local users to obtain SYSTEM privileges via a Trojan horse shell script in the %PROGRAMDATA%checkmkagentlocal directory.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 1.6.0p17, update to version 1.6.0p17 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the %PROGRAMDATA%checkmkagentlocal directory to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-24908

Affected Products

Checkmk

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-24908 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24908 · Security Note
• https://compass-security.com/fileadmin/Research/Advisories/2020-05_CSNC-2020-005_Checkmk_Local_Privilege_Escalation.txt · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/23845 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/10131 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/10150 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/10480 · Telegram Post