CVE-2026-111573
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CVE-2026-111573 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.3/10 on the CVSS scale. Incorrect permissions on the Checkmk Windows agent's data directory, caused by a race condition that discards the permission changes during service start, in Checkmk <2.5.0p18, <2.4.0p39, <2.3.0p52 and 2.2.0 (EOL) allow a local user to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM by placing scripts in the agent's plugins or local folders, and to read the agent controller's private key..
Description
Incorrect permissions on the Checkmk Windows agent's data directory, caused by a race condition that discards the permission changes during service start, in Checkmk <2.5.0p18, <2.4.0p39, <2.3.0p52 and 2.2.0 (EOL) allow a local user to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM by placing scripts in the agent's plugins or local folders, and to read the agent controller's private key.
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- Status
- Deferred
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