CVE-2022-46302

Remote Code Execution with Root Privileges via Broad Apache Permissions

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 20, 2023 at 01:06 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:11 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCheckmk

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Broad access controls could allow site users to directly interact with the system Apache installation when providing the reverse proxy configurations for Tribe29's Checkmk <= 2.1.0p6, Checkmk <= 2.0.0p27, and all versions of Checkmk 1.6.0 (EOL) allowing an attacker to perform remote code execution with root privileges on the underlying host.

Remediation

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Patch and advisory references

References (1)

MitigationVendor Advisory
https://checkmk.com/werk/14281

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHTribe29
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-829

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