CVE-2020-24908 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain SYSTEM privileges by placing a malicious shell script in the Checkmk agent's local directory.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-24908?
CVE-2020-24908 is a high-severity vulnerability in Checkmk Checkmk, published on 19 Feb 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Checkmk before 1.6.0p17 allows local users to obtain SYSTEM privileges via a Trojan horse shell script in the %PROGRAMDATA%\checkmk\agent\local directory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24908?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Checkmk Checkmk.
How do I fix CVE-2020-24908?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24908 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-24908 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24908 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-vqv8-v28v-329v.