Check_MK before 1.2.8p26 mishandles certain errors within the failed-login save feature…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Check_MK before 1.2.8p26 mishandles certain errors within the failed-login save feature because of a race condition, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive user information by reading a GUI crash report.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.12134 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 19
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.3:i6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.3 i6 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.3:i7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.3 i7 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.4:b1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.4 b1 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.5:i1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.5 i1 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.5:i2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.5 i2 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.5:i3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.5 i3 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.5:i4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.5 i4 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.5:i5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.5 i5 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.5:i6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.5 i6 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.6:b1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.6 b1 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.3:i6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.3 i6 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.3:i7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.3 i7 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.4:b1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.4 b1 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.5:i1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.5 i1 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.5:i2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.5 i2 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.5:i3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.5 i3 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.5:i4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.5 i4 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.5:i5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.5 i5 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.5:i6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.5 i6 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.6:b1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.6 b1 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
Show 9 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.6:b2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.6 b2 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.6:p13:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.6 p13 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.7:i1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.7 i1 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.7:i1p2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.7 i1p2 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.7:i2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.7 i2 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.7:i3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.7 i3 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.7:i4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.7 i4 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.8:p18:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.8 p18 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.8:p25:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.8 p25 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.6:b2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.6 b2 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.6:p13:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.6 p13 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.7:i1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.7 i1 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.7:i1p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.7 i1p2 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.7:i2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.7 i2 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.7:i3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.7 i3 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.7:i4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.7 i4 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.8:p18:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.8 p18 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.8:p25:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.8 p25 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Storage 3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-14955
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8qhg-c9h2-g6rj
References
More Checkmk GmbH Checkmk vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-26345 Cross Site Scripting through compromised remote site CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2025-40190 Cross-site scripting in HTML logs of Synthetic Monitoring test services CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.3
- TI-2024-19037 Brute-force protection ineffective for some login methods CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-05712 local IP restriction of internal HTTP endpoints CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-17818 The web management console of CheckMK Enterprise Edition (versions 1.5.0 to 2.0.0p9) does… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-17817 The web management console of CheckMK Raw Edition (versions 1.5.0 to 1.6.0) allows a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-14955 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-14955 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8qhg-c9h2-g6rj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-14955 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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