CVE-2022-48319

Host secret disclosed in Checkmk logs

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 20, 2023 at 04:56 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:14 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCheckmk

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Sensitive host secret disclosed in cmk-update-agent.log file in Tribe29's Checkmk <= 2.1.0p13, Checkmk <= 2.0.0p29, and all versions of Checkmk 1.6.0 (EOL) allows an attacker to gain access to the host secret through the unprotected agent updater log file.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

MitigationVendor Advisory
https://checkmk.com/werk/14916

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200CWE-532

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