Privilege escalation in Checkmk versions 2.5.0 before 2.5.0p9, 2.4.0 before 2.4.0p34, 2.3.0 before 2.3.0p49, and 2.2.0 (EOL) allows a local unprivileged user to execute arbitrary commands as root by starting a process crafted to look like a SAP HANA instance. Without an explicit database configuration, the mk_sap_hana agent plugin derives instance identifiers from the process list and uses them to build a command executed with elevated privileges (requires the plugin to run as root with RUNAS=agent).
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Description Privilege escalation in Checkmk versions 2.5.0 before 2.5.0p9, 2.4.0 before 2.4.0p34, 2.3.0 before 2.3.0p49, and 2.2.0 (EOL) allows a local unprivileged user to execute arbitrary commands as root by starting a process crafted to look like a SAP HANA instance. Without an explicit database configuration, the mk_sap_hana agent plugin derives instance identifiers from the process list and uses them to build a command executed with elevated privileges (requires the plugin to run as root with RUNAS=agent).
Title mk_sap_hana: Privilege escalation via crafted sapstartsrv process name
First Time appeared Checkmk
Checkmk checkmk
Weaknesses CWE-78
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Checkmk
Checkmk checkmk
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Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Checkmk

Published: 2026-07-14T09:26:28.525Z

Updated: 2026-07-14T12:14:35.760Z

Reserved: 2026-07-06T11:50:44.392Z

Link: CVE-2026-14852

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