CVE-2026-14852
Privilege escalation in Checkmk versions 2.5.0 before 2.5.0p9, 2.4.0 before 2.4.0p34, 2.3.0 before 2.3.0p49, and 2.2.0 (EOL) allows a local unprivileged user t…
Impact
Privilege escalation in Checkmk versions 2.5.0 before 2.5.0p9, 2.4.0 before 2.4.0p34, 2.3.0 before 2.3.0p49, and 2.2.0 (EOL) allows a local unprivileged user to execute arbitrary commands as root by starting a process crafted to look like a SAP HANA instance. Without an explicit database configuration, the mk_sap_hana agent plugin derives instance identifiers from the process list and uses them to build a command executed with elevated privileges (requires the plugin to run as root with RUNAS=agent).
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Checkmk | Checkmk Versions 2.5.0 | before 2.5.0p9 |
| 2.4.0 | before 2.4.0p34 | |
| 2.3.0 | before 2.3.0p49 |
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