In Checkmk versions prior to 2.4.0p16, 2.3.0p41, and all versions of 2.2.0 and older, the mk_inotify plugin creates world-readable and writable files, allowing any local user on the system to read the plugin's output and manipulate it, potentially leading to unauthorized access to or modification of monitoring data.
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References
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| https://checkmk.com/werk/18570 |
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Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:15:00 +0000
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:b2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:b3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:b4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:b5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:b6:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p10:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p11:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p12:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p13:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p14:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p15:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p16:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p17:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p18:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p19:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p20:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p21:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p22:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p23:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p24:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p25:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p26:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p27:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p28:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p29:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p30:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p31:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p32:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p33:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p34:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p35:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p36:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p37:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p38:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p39:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p40:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p7:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p8:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p9:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:b2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:b3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:b4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:b5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:b6:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:p10:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:p11:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:p12:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:p13:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:p14:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:p15:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:p7:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:p8:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:p9:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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cvssV3_1
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Tue, 18 Nov 2025 22:15:00 +0000
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ssvc
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Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:30:00 +0000
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| Description | In Checkmk versions prior to 2.4.0p16, 2.3.0p41, and all versions of 2.2.0 and older, the mk_inotify plugin creates world-readable and writable files, allowing any local user on the system to read the plugin's output and manipulate it, potentially leading to unauthorized access to or modification of monitoring data. | |
| Title | Overly broad file permissions in the mk_inotify plugin allows reading and manipulating the plugin's output | |
| First Time appeared |
Checkmk
Checkmk checkmk |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-732 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Checkmk
Checkmk checkmk |
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| Metrics |
cvssV4_0
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Checkmk
Published: 2025-11-18T15:10:53.398Z
Updated: 2025-11-18T21:23:15.114Z
Reserved: 2025-11-12T09:16:24.091Z
Link: CVE-2025-64996
Updated: 2025-11-18T21:22:48.886Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-11-18T16:15:46.563
Modified: 2025-11-24T14:13:26.960
Link: CVE-2025-64996
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