CVE-2024-0670 Privilege escalation in windows agent
A local attacker can escalate privileges via the Windows agent plugin in Checkmk, requiring an upgrade to secure the system.
- 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-2024-0670?
CVE-2024-0670 is a high-severity vulnerability in Checkmk Checkmk, published on 11 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0670?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Checkmk Checkmk.
How do I fix CVE-2024-0670?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0670 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-0670 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0670 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 6 proofs of concept on GitHub.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-4pc9-wmrm-8p87, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-0670.