Password-store deletion via partial-scope overwrite
Published Mar 4, 2026 · Updated Mar 4, 2026
Incorrect authorization in Checkmk 2.2.0, 2.3.0 through 2.3.0p42, and 2.4.0 through 2.4.0p22 allows remote authenticated users to delete passwords. The remove_password() function loads only credentials editable by the caller, removes one entry, then writes that incomplete subset over the full password store. Reachability requires a monitoring user in a contact group who owns a password and uses Quick Setup or the REST API; erased credentials can disrupt dependent services.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect authorization in Checkmk 2.2.0, 2.3.0 through 2.3.0p42, and 2.4.0 through 2.4.0p22 allows remote authenticated users to delete passwords. The remove_password() function loads only credentials editable by the caller, removes one entry, then writes that incomplete subset over the full password store. Reachability requires a monitoring user in a contact group who owns a password and uses Quick Setup or the REST API; erased credentials can disrupt dependent services.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-3103
- Published
- Mar 4, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 4, 2026
- Vendor
- Checkmk GmbH
- Product
- Checkmk
- Classifications
- CWE-863, T1485
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 4, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 4, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=2.2.0
- Affected versionversion=2.3.0 <2.3.0p43
- Affected versionversion=2.4.0 <2.4.0p23
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