CVE-2024-47091
Privilege escalation via mk_mysql agent plugin on Windows
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.2 Medium
- Published
- May 13, 2026
- Updated
- May 13, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 18, 2024
Description
Privilege escalation in the mk_mysql agent plugin on Windows in Checkmk <2.4.0p29, <2.3.0p47, and 2.2.0 (EOL) allows a local unprivileged user able to create a Windows service whose name matches 'MySQL' or 'MariaDB' (or with write access to a binary referenced by such a service) to execute arbitrary code in the context of the Checkmk agent service, which typically runs as SYSTEM.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5.2 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H | Checkmk |
Weaknesses
- CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
CheckmkCheckmk GmbH |
|
References
- https://checkmk.com/werk/19198vendor-advisory
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