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Status published
High
CVE-2024-28824
Privilege escalation in mk_informix plugin
Vulnerability Description
Least privilege violation and reliance on untrusted inputs in the mk_informix Checkmk agent plugin before Checkmk 2.3.0b4 (beta), 2.2.0p24, 2.1.0p41 and 2.0.0 (EOL) allows local users 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
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Affected Vendor
Checkmk GmbH
View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
2.3.0, 2.2.0, 2.1.0, 2.0.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 22nd, 2024
Last Modified:
August 2nd, 2024
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
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.