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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD5.2 Medium

CVE-2024-47091

Privilege escalation via mk_mysql agent plugin on Windows

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

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Checkmk GmbH Checkmk

Default version status: unaffected

  • 2.4.0 to < 2.4.0p29affected
  • 2.3.0 to < 2.3.0p47affected
  • 2.2.0affected

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