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TI-2023-08559 Aliases CVE-2023-22294GHSA-65m5-hmp6-qgjx

Privilege escalation in Checkmk Appliance

Priority LOW 39CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Privilege escalation in Tribe29 Checkmk Appliance before 1.6.4 allows authenticated site users to escalate privileges via incorrectly set permissions.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00683 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Checkmk Appliance (Tribe29): 1.6.4

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Tribe29Checkmk Appliancebefore 1.6.41.6.4Patch availableCNA
  • Checkmk Appliance VendorTribe29 Affected before 1.6.4 Fixed in 1.6.4 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:tribe29:checkmk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.6.4VulnerableTribe29
  • cpe:2.3:a:tribe29:checkmk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.6.4 Vulnerable ·Tribe29

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Checkmk Appliance (Tribe29) Fixed in 1.6.4

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Tribe29 Checkmk Appliance 1.6.4

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-22294
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-65m5-hmp6-qgjx

References

  • 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-2023-14915 Command injection via active checks and REST API CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-14914 Livestatus command injection in RestAPI CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-06155 Improper privilege management in Checkmk CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-14917 Disabled automation users could still authenticate CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-06159 Uncontrolled search path in Checkmk CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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