CVE-2025-32919

HIGH

Checkmk < 2.2.0 - Uncontrolled Search Path

Title source: rule

Description

Use of an insecure temporary directory in the Windows License plugin for the Checkmk Windows Agent allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects Checkmk: from 2.4.0 before 2.4.0p13, from 2.3.0 before 2.3.0p38, from 2.2.0 before 2.2.0p46, and all versions of 2.1.0 (EOL).

References (3)

[Vendor Advisory] https://checkmk.com/werk/18207

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2025/SBA-ADV-20250724-01_Checkmk_Agent_Privilege_Escalation_via_Insecure_Temporary_Files

View Exploit ZIP pw:eip

[Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/6

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0003

EPSS Percentile 8.0%

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 total

Details

CWE

CWE-427

Status published

Products (2)

checkmk/checkmk 2.2.0 (43 CPE variants)

checkmk/checkmk 2.3.0 (7 CPE variants)

Published Oct 09, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026