What is CVE-2024-38864?

CVE-2024-38864 is a low-severity vulnerability in Checkmk, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2024-12-19.

How severe is CVE-2024-38864?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Checkmk

CVE-2024-38864

Incorrect permissions on the Checkmk Windows Agent's data directory in Checkmk < 2.3.0p23, < 2.2.0p38 and <= 2.1.0p49 (EOL) allows a local attacker to read sensitive data.

Published 2024-12-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (7.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 7.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Checkmk — versions 2.1.0, 2.2.0, 2.3.0
Checkmk Gmbh — versions 2.3.0, 2.2.0, 2.1.0
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

checkmk.com/werk/17098 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38864?: CVE-2024-38864 is a low-severity vulnerability in Checkmk, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2024-12-19.
How severe is CVE-2024-38864?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.