CVE-2023-22294

Privilege escalation in Checkmk Appliance

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 18, 2023 at 06:59 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:34 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsCheckmkCheckmk Appliance Firmware

Using Checkmk Appliance by Tribe29?

Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect Checkmk Appliance - before attackers find them.

Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Privilege escalation in Tribe29 Checkmk Appliance before 1.6.4 allows authenticated site users to escalate privileges via incorrectly set permissions.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.6.4
Affected range stops below 1.6.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.6.4
Affected range stops below 1.6.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

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/9520

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

8.8HIGHTribe29
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732

Get alerted

Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack

Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.

Free plan, no card