Vulnerability · Published May 13, 2025 · Assigned by Checkmk
CVE-2025-32917Privilege escalation in jar_signature
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 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)5.2Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Privilege escalation in jar_signature agent plugin in Checkmk versions <2.4.0b7 (beta), <2.3.0p32, <2.2.0p42, and 2.1.0p49 (EOL) allow user with write access to JAVA_HOME/bin directory to escalate privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Checkmk GmbH | Checkmk | 2.4.0 – before 2.4.0b72.3.0 – before 2.3.0p322.2.0 – before 2.2.0p422.1.0 – through 2.1.0p50 |
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