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Status published
High
CVE-2023-6735
Privilege escalation in mk_tsm
Vulnerability Description
Privilege escalation in mk_tsm agent plugin in Checkmk before 2.2.0p18, 2.1.0p38 and 2.0.0p39 allows local user to escalate privileges
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
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Affected Vendor
Checkmk GmbH
View all reports →Affected Software
Checkmk
Vulnerable Versions:
2.2.0, 2.1.0, 2.0.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 12th, 2024
Last Modified:
June 3rd, 2025
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.