VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2025-32919
Use of an insecure temporary directory in the Windows License plugin for the Checkmk Windows Agent allows Privilege Escalation.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.27%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Use of an insecure temporary directory in the Windows License plugin for the Checkmk Windows Agent allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects Checkmk: from 2.4.0 before 2.4.0p13, from 2.3.0 before 2.3.0p38, from 2.2.0 before 2.2.0p46, and all versions of 2.1.0 (EOL).
- CVSS 4.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.27% probability · 19th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-427
- Affected
- checkmk/checkmk
- Source
- security@checkmk.com
References
- https://checkmk.com/werk/18207Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2025/SBA-ADV-20250724-01_Checkmk_Agent_Privilege_Escalation_via_Insecure_Temporary_FilesExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/6Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.