CVE-2023-6740 HIGH

CVE-2023-6740: Privilege escalation in jar_signature

Vendor Checkmk Gmbh
Product Checkmk
Weakness CWE-427
Published January 12, 2024
Last update June 3, 2025

CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Privilege escalation in jar_signature agent plugin in Checkmk before 2.2.0p18, 2.1.0p38 and 2.0.0p39 allows local user to escalate privileges

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 12, 2024 CVE published
June 3, 2025 Record updated