CVE-2024-6542

Livestatus injection in mknotifyd

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 22, 2024 at 09:50 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:18 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCheckmk

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Improper neutralization of livestatus command delimiters in mknotifyd in Checkmk <= 2.0.0p39, < 2.1.0p47, < 2.2.0p32 and < 2.3.0p11 allows arbitrary livestatus command execution.

Affected

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

Affected range stops below 2.1.0p47, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.2.0p32, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.3.0p11, 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)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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CVSS

6.5MEDIUMCheckmk
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-140NVD-CWE-Other

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