What is CVE-2020-24908?

CVE-2020-24908 is a high-severity vulnerability in Checkmk. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-02-19.

How severe is CVE-2020-24908?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Checkmk

CVE-2020-24908

Checkmk before 1.6.0p17 allows local users to obtain SYSTEM privileges via a Trojan horse shell script in the %PROGRAMDATA%\checkmk\agent\local directory.

EPSS: 0.003 (22.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Checkmk — versions 1.6.0
N/a — versions n/a

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24908?: CVE-2020-24908 is a high-severity vulnerability in Checkmk. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-02-19.
How severe is CVE-2020-24908?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.