Privilege escalation in the mk_mysql agent plugin on Windows in Checkmk <2.4.0p29, <2.3.0p47, and 2.2.0 (EOL) allows a local unprivileged user able to create a Windows service whose name matches 'MySQL' or 'MariaDB' (or with write access to a binary referenced by such a service) to execute arbitrary code in the context of the Checkmk agent service, which typically runs as SYSTEM.
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| https://checkmk.com/werk/19198 |
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| Description | Privilege escalation in the mk_mysql agent plugin on Windows in Checkmk <2.4.0p29, <2.3.0p47, and 2.2.0 (EOL) allows a local unprivileged user able to create a Windows service whose name matches 'MySQL' or 'MariaDB' (or with write access to a binary referenced by such a service) to execute arbitrary code in the context of the Checkmk agent service, which typically runs as SYSTEM. | |
| Title | Privilege escalation via mk_mysql agent plugin on Windows | |
| First Time appeared |
Checkmk
Checkmk checkmk |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-427 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Checkmk
Checkmk checkmk |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Checkmk
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-13T12:01:57.840Z
Reserved: 2024-09-18T11:38:53.583Z
Link: CVE-2024-47091
Updated: 2026-05-13T12:01:52.314Z
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-05-13T10:30:16Z
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