CVE-2020-24908

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    CVE-2020-24908

    Published: 19 Feb 2021Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Checkmk before 1.6.0p17 allows local users to obtain SYSTEM privileges via a Trojan horse shell script in the %PROGRAMDATA%\checkmk\agent\local directory.

    References: https://compass-security.com/fileadmin/Research/Advisories/2020-05_CSNC-2020-005_Checkmk_Local_Privilege_Escalation.txt

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -d5ccd5ecc956e665aca80f3c486f7fa46f409424

    Affected versions

    1.6.0-NA
    1.6.0-p1
    1.6.0-p10
    1.6.0-p11
    1.6.0-p12
    1.6.0-p13
    1.6.0-p14
    1.6.0-p15
    1.6.0-p16
    1.6.0-p2
    1.6.0-p3
    1.6.0-p4
    1.6.0-p5
    1.6.0-p6
    1.6.0-p7
    1.6.0-p8
    1.6.0-p9

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    CVE-2020-24908 | CVE-DB