Vulnerability · Published Feb 9, 2023 · Assigned by Tribe29

CVE-2022-43440Privilege escalation via manipulated unixcat executable

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity uncontrolled search path in Checkmk from Tribe29. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Checkmk Agent in Tribe29 Checkmk before 2.1.0p1, before 2.0.0p25 and before 1.6.0p29 on a Checkmk server allows the site user to escalate privileges via a manipulated unixcat executable

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Tribe29 Checkmk 2.1.0 – before 2.1.0p12.0.0 – before 2.0.0p251.6.0 – before 1.6.0p29

Weakness: CWE-427 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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