CVE-2026-113461

mk-oracle: Local privilege escalation via insecure Oracle Home library loading

MEDIUM
5.2
CVSS Score
Published: October 21, 2026 at 06:11 PM UTC
Updated: October 23, 2026 at 12:18 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCheckmk

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Severity
MEDIUM5.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Local privilege escalation in Checkmk 2.5.0p14 allows a local user with write access to the Oracle client library directory of an Oracle home listed in the 'oratab' file or to the 'oratab' file itself to execute code as root if an agent has the 'mk-oracle' plugin enabled.

Affected

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

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)

Vendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://checkmk.com/werk/22621

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

5.2MEDIUMCheckmk
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-426CWE-829

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