Description

Privilege escalation in jar_signature agent plugin in Checkmk versions <2.4.0b7 (beta), <2.3.0p32, <2.2.0p42, and 2.1.0p49 (EOL) allow user with write access to JAVA_HOME/bin directory to escalate privileges.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-32917

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 5.2

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Affected Products

Vendor: Checkmk GmbH

Product: Checkmk

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.02% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 2.21% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-11 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32917
https://checkmk.com/werk/17985

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