CVE-2026-14852
mk_sap_hana: Privilege escalation via crafted sapstartsrv process name
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.2 Medium
- Published
- Jul 14, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 29, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 6, 2026
Description
Privilege escalation in Checkmk versions 2.5.0 before 2.5.0p9, 2.4.0 before 2.4.0p34, 2.3.0 before 2.3.0p49, and 2.2.0 (EOL) allows a local unprivileged user to execute arbitrary commands as root by starting a process crafted to look like a SAP HANA instance. Without an explicit database configuration, the mk_sap_hana agent plugin derives instance identifiers from the process list and uses them to build a command executed with elevated privileges (requires the plugin to run as root with RUNAS=agent).
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5.2 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H | Checkmk |
Weaknesses
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
CheckmkCheckmk GmbH |
|
References
- https://checkmk.com/werk/20104vendor-advisory
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