What is CVE-2023-31208?

CVE-2023-31208 is a high-severity vulnerability in Checkmk, classified under CWE-140. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2023-05-17.

How severe is CVE-2023-31208?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.

RCE in Checkmk

CVE-2023-31208

Improper neutralization of livestatus command delimiters in the RestAPI in Checkmk < 2.0.0p36, < 2.1.0p28, and < 2.2.0b8 (beta) allows arbitrary livestatus command execution for authorized users.

Published 2023-05-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Checkmk — versions 2.0.0, 2.1.0, 2.2.0
Checkmk Gmbh — versions 2.2.0, 2.1.0, 2.0.0
Tribe29 Checkmk

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

checkmk.com/werk/15191 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-31208?: CVE-2023-31208 is a high-severity vulnerability in Checkmk, classified under CWE-140. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2023-05-17.
How severe is CVE-2023-31208?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.