Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Checkmk Windows Agent Plugin
CVE-2024-0670
8.8HIGH
Key Information:
- Vendor
Checkmk Gmbh
- Status
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 11 March 2024
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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC
What is CVE-2024-0670?
The vulnerability in the Checkmk Windows Agent Plugin allows local users to escalate their privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized control over the system. This affects versions prior to 2.2.0p23, 2.1.0p40, and the end-of-life version 2.0.0. Users are advised to update their Checkmk installations to ensure protection against this privilege escalation issue. For additional information and mitigation steps, refer to the official documentation and security advisories.
Affected Version(s)
Checkmk 2.2.0 < 2.2.0p23
Checkmk 2.1.0 < 2.1.0p40
Checkmk 2.0.0 <= 2.0.0p39
Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.