CVE-2020-24908 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Checkmk versions prior to 1.6.0p17. An attacker with local access can achieve SYSTEM privileges by placing a malicious shell script in the %PROGRAMDATA%\checkmk\agent\local directory. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant risk with low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p10:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p11:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.