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CVE-2023-6740

Privilege escalation in jar_signature

High8.8EPSS 0.18%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
Checkmk

Description

Privilege escalation in jar_signature agent plugin in Checkmk before 2.2.0p18, 2.1.0p38 and 2.0.0p39 allows local user to escalate privileges

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2023-6740, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
CheckmkCNA (assigner)3.1High8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVDNVD · Modified3.1High7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.18% · top 92% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.

Weakness

Affected products

  • Checkmk GmbH · Checkmk

    • affected 2.2.0 – < 2.2.0p18
    • affected 2.1.0 – < 2.1.0p38
    • affected 2.0.0 – ≤ 2.0.0p39

References (1)

Sources

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