CVE-2024-47091
HIGHPrivilege escalation via mk_mysql agent plugin on Windows
Title source: cnaDescription
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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://checkmk.com/werk/19198
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0012
EPSS Percentile
2.1%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-427
Status
published
Products (1)
checkmk/checkmk
2.2.0 (50 CPE variants)
Published
May 13, 2026
Tracked Since
May 13, 2026