CVE-2024-47091 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-47091: Privilege escalation via mk_mysql agent plugin on Windows

Vendor Checkmk Gmbh
Product Checkmk
Weakness CWE-427
Published May 13, 2026
Last update May 13, 2026

CVSS base score

5.2/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Privilege escalation in the mk_mysql agent plugin on Windows in Checkmk <2.4.0p29, <2.3.0p47, and 2.2.0 (EOL) allows a local unprivileged user able to create a Windows service whose name matches 'MySQL' or 'MariaDB' (or with write access to a binary referenced by such a service) to execute arbitrary code in the context of the Checkmk agent service, which typically runs as SYSTEM.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 13, 2026 CVE published
May 13, 2026 Record updated