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.

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…

EPSS: 0.008 (51.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

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)

CWE-140

References

security@checkmk.com (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.