CVE-2024-6572 Improper host key checking in active check 'Check SFTP Service' and special agent 'VNX quotas and filesystem'
Man-in-the-middle attackers can intercept traffic due to improper host key checking in SFTP and VNX monitoring components.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-6572?
CVE-2024-6572 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Checkmk Checkmk, published on 9 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper host key checking in active check 'Check SFTP Service' and special agent 'VNX quotas and filesystem' in Checkmk before Checkmk 2.3.0p15, 2.2.0p33, 2.1.0p48 and 2.0.0 (EOL) allows man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept traffic
Weakness: CWE-322
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6572?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Checkmk Checkmk.
How do I fix CVE-2024-6572?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6572 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-6572 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6572 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-rwxw-p86h-g9q6, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-6572.