CVE-2024-0670 — Privilege escalation in windows agent plugin in Checkmk before 2
Privilege escalation in windows agent plugin in Checkmk before 2.2.0p23, 2.1.0p40 and 2.0.0 (EOL) allows local user to escalate privileges
Published
2024-03-11T14:50:59.415Z
Last modified
2025-02-13T17:27:13.277Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
01What is this vulnerability?
Privilege escalation in windows agent plugin in Checkmk before 2.2.0p23, 2.1.0p40 and 2.0.0 (EOL) allows local user to escalate privileges
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| Checkmk GmbH | Checkmk | 2.2.0, 2.1.0, 2.0.0 |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2024-03-11T14:50:59.415Z
- Last modified: 2025-02-13T17:27:13.277Z
09References
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