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Medium · 5.2 CVE-2024-47091 EUVD-2024-55577GHSA-vp9r-chm8-6947

Privilege escalation via mk_mysql agent plugin on Windows

Published May 13, 2026 · Updated May 13, 2026 · Assigned by Checkmk

Description

Privilege escalation in the mk_mysql agent plugin on Windows in Checkmk <2.4.0p29, <2.3.0p47, and 2.2.0 (EOL) allows a local unprivileged user able to create a Windows service whose name matches 'MySQL' or 'MariaDB' (or with write access to a binary referenced by such a service) to execute arbitrary code in the context of the Checkmk agent service, which typically runs as SYSTEM.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Checkmk Checkmk 2.4.0 – < 2.4.0p29, 2.3.0 – < 2.3.0p47, 2.2.0 2.4.0p29

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