Executive Risk Summary
"A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Windows agent plugin in Checkmk before versions 2.2.0p23, 2.1.0p40, and 2.0.0, allowing a local user to escalate privileges. This vulnerability can be exploited by a local user to gain elevated access to the system."
Operational Audit Arsenal
Target Type Executable
Target Asset Checkmk Windows Agent
Standard Path %PROGRAMFILES%\checkmk\agent
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: Checkmk Windows Agent (Executable)
$Targets = 'Checkmk Windows Agent'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")
Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}Patch Impact Forecast
Reboot Required Likely
Monitoring services may be affected
Internal Work Notes
Privilege escalation vulnerability in Checkmk Windows Agent Plugin, patch to version 2.2.0p23 or later to mitigate risk
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