Vulnerability Details CVE-2025-64996
In Checkmk versions prior to 2.4.0p16, 2.3.0p41, and all versions of 2.2.0 and older, the mk_inotify plugin creates world-readable and writable files, allowing any local user on the system to read the plugin's output and manipulate it, potentially leading to unauthorized access to or modification of monitoring data.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 3.3%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 4.4
References
Products affected by CVE-2025-64996
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cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.3
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cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.4
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cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.5
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cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.6
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cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.7
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cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.2.8
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cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.4.0
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cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.5.0
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cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.0
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cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:1.6.4
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cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0