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CVE-2026-14852

MEDIUM
5.2
CVSS 4.0
Description
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).

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-14852
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Checkmk
Reserved
2026-07-06 11:50 UTC
Published
2026-07-14 09:26 UTC
Last updated
2026-07-14 09:26 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-78
CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in …
Vendor / Product
Checkmk GmbH / Checkmk
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

5.2 MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
Checkmk GmbH Checkmk — 2.5.0 < 2.5.0p9, 2.4.0 < 2.4.0p34, 2.3.0 < 2.3.0p49, 2.2.0
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-78 cna CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CVSS scores (1)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
5.2 MEDIUM 4.0 cna CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
References (1)
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