Checkmk before 1.6.0p17 allows local users to obtain SYSTEM privileges via a Trojan horse…
Priority LOW 34Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Checkmk before 1.6.0p17 allows local users to obtain SYSTEM privileges via a Trojan horse shell script in the %PROGRAMDATA%\checkmk\agent\local directory.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00301 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 18
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.6.0 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0 p1 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p10:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0 p10 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p11:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0 p11 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p12:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0 p12 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p13:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0 p13 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p14:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0 p14 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p15:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0 p15 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p16:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0 p16 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 p1 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 p10 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p11:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 p11 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p12:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 p12 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p13:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 p13 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p14:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 p14 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p15:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 p15 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p16:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 p16 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
Show 8 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0 p2 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0 p3 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0 p4 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0 p5 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0 p6 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0 p7 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p8:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0 p8 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
| cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p9:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0 p9 | Vulnerable | Checkmk GmbH |
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 p2 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 p3 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 p4 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 p5 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 p6 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 p7 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 p8 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
- cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0:p9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 p9 Vulnerable ·Checkmk GmbH
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-24908
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vqv8-v28v-329v
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-2020-24908 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-24908 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vqv8-v28v-329v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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