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Status published
Medium
CVE-2025-32917
Privilege escalation in jar_signature
Vulnerability Description
Privilege escalation in jar_signature agent plugin in Checkmk versions <2.4.0b7 (beta), <2.3.0p32, <2.2.0p42, and 2.1.0p49 (EOL) allow user with write access to JAVA_HOME/bin directory 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
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Vulnerable Versions:
2.4.0, 2.3.0, 2.2.0, 2.1.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 13th, 2025
Last Modified:
May 13th, 2025
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026