Vulnerability · Published May 13, 2026 · Assigned by Checkmk

CVE-2024-47091Privilege escalation via mk_mysql agent plugin on Windows

Medium 5.2

In plain English

A medium-severity uncontrolled search path in Checkmk from Checkmk GmbH. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 2% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)5.2Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Privilege escalation in the mk_mysql agent plugin on Windows in Checkmk <2.4.0p29, <2.3.0p47, and 2.2.0 (EOL) allows a local unprivileged user able to create a Windows service whose name matches 'MySQL' or 'MariaDB' (or with write access to a binary referenced by such a service) to execute arbitrary code in the context of the Checkmk agent service, which typically runs as SYSTEM.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Checkmk GmbH	Checkmk	2.4.0 – before 2.4.0p292.3.0 – before 2.3.0p472.2.0

Weakness: CWE-427 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

References

https://checkmk.com/werk/19198 vendor-advisory