Checkmk Windows agent fixes a high-severity vulnerability

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[TLP:CLEAR] Checkmk Windows agent fixes a high-severity vulnerability

Checkmk Windows agent versions 2.1.0p40, 2.2.0p23, 2.3.0b1 and 2.4.0b1 fix a high-severity vulnerability.

Checkmk Agent - privilege escalation (CVE-2024-0670)

CVSS 8.8 (High)

An authenticated local attacker can place malicious write-protected files in the directory C:\Windows\Temp. The Checkmk software runs these files with SYSTEM privileges, which allows the attacker to escalate their privileges [1][2].

The vulnerability is present in product:

Checkmk Agent; ==2.0.0; ==2.1.0; ==2.2.0

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

More information:

CVE-2024-0670 at cve.org, NVD
CWE-427 at cwe.mitre.org

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 11. 3. 2024.

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By CESNET, z.s.p.o. Michaela Jarošová on 18. 3. 2024.

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[TLP:CLEAR] Checkmk Windows agent fixes a high-severity vulnerability

Checkmk Agent - privilege escalation (CVE-2024-0670)

CVSS 8.8 (High)

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