CVE-2024-28826Network attack vector

Authenticated site-file read and write via unrestricted paths

Published May 29, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Path traversal in Checkmk check_sftp before 2.3.0p4, 2.2.0p27, or 2.1.0p44 allows remote authenticated users to read and write site files. The check accepted configured upload and download paths without confining them to its dedicated directory, allowing those paths to address files elsewhere under the Checkmk site home. Exploitation requires permission to configure check_sftp; successful use reads or overwrites files accessible to the Checkmk site account.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.48%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Checkmk check_sftp before 2.3.0p4, 2.2.0p27, or 2.1.0p44 allows remote authenticated users to read and write site files. The check accepted configured upload and download paths without confining them to its dedicated directory, allowing those paths to address files elsewhere under the Checkmk site home. Exploitation requires permission to configure check_sftp; successful use reads or overwrites files accessible to the Checkmk site account.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-28826
Published
May 29, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Checkmk GmbH
Product
Checkmk
Classifications
CWE-610, CWE-73, T1565.001, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 29, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.0.0 <=2.0.0p39
  2. Affected versionversion=2.0.0 <2.0.0p39
  3. Affected versionversion=2.1.0 <2.1.0p44
  4. Affected versionversion=2.2.0 <2.2.0p27
  5. Affected versionversion=2.3.0 <2.3.0p4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Checkmk GmbH · Checkmkversion=2.0.0 <=2.0.0p39; version=2.0.0 <2.0.0p39; version=2.1.0 <2.1.0p44; version=2.2.0 <2.2.0p27; version=2.3.0 <2.3.0p4

Published CVSS scores

8.1NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
8.8Checkmk GmbHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-610Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere
CWE-73External Control of File Name or Path
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulation
T1005Data from Local System

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