CVE-2025-64996
moderate-risk
Published 2025-11-18
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.01% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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4
CVSS 4.4/10
Medium
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (20)
Affected Vendors
References (1)
Mitigation
https://checkmk.com/werk/18570
43
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
15/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
28/34 · Critical