What is CVE-2025-32917?

CVE-2025-32917 is a high-severity vulnerability in Checkmk, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-05-13.

How severe is CVE-2025-32917?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Checkmk

CVE-2025-32917

Privilege escalation in jar_signature agent plugin in Checkmk versions <2.4.0b7 (beta), <2.3.0p32, <2.2.0p42, and 2.1.0p49 (EOL) allow user with write access to JAVA_HOME/bin directory to escalate privileges.

Published 2025-05-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.003 (20.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 20.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Checkmk — versions 2.1.0, 2.2.0, 2.3.0
Checkmk Gmbh — versions 2.4.0, 2.3.0, 2.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

checkmk.com/werk/17985 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-32917?: CVE-2025-32917 is a high-severity vulnerability in Checkmk, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2025-32917?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.