Vulnerability in Checkmk
CVE-2024-38865
Improper neutralization of livestatus command delimiters in a specific endpoint within RestAPI of Checkmk prior to 2.2.0p39, 2.3.0p25, and 2.1.0p51 (EOL) allows arbitrary livestatus command execution. Exploitation requires the attacker to have a contact group assigned to their user account and for an event to originate from a host with the same contact group or from an event generated with an unknown host.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (58.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- checkmk.com/werk/17028 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-38865?
- CVE-2024-38865 is a high-severity vulnerability in Checkmk, classified under CWE-140. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-04-10.
- How severe is CVE-2024-38865?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.