CVE-2024-47091: 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…

PriorityP342high7.8CVSS 3.1

AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

0.12%

2.1th percentile

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.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
checkmk	checkmk	—	—
checkmk	checkmk	—	—
checkmk	checkmk	—	—
checkmk_gmbh	checkmk	—	—
checkmk_gmbh	checkmk	>= 2.3.0 < 2.3.0p47	2.3.0p47
checkmk_gmbh	checkmk	>= 2.4.0 < 2.4.0p29	2.4.0p29

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv4.05.2MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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