CVE-2026-14852

Privilege escalation in Checkmk versions 2.5.0 before 2.5.0p9, 2.4.0 before 2.4.0p34, 2.3.0 before 2.3.0p49, and 2.2.0 (EOL) allows a local unprivileged user to execute arbitrary commands as root by starting a process crafted to look like a SAP HANA instance. Without an explicit database configuration, the mk_sap_hana agent plugin derives instance identifiers from the process list and uses them to build a command executed with elevated privileges (requires the plugin to run as root with RUNAS=agent).

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://checkmk.com/werk/20104

Configurations

No configuration.

History

14 Jul 2026, 10:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-07-14 10:16

Updated : 2026-07-15 20:08

NVD link : CVE-2026-14852

Mitre link : CVE-2026-14852

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-14852

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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