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CVE-2026-14852: mk_sap_hana: Privilege escalation via crafted sapstartsrv process name
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.2 v4.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-07-14 · updated 2026-10-24
- Weakness: CWE-78
Description
Privilege escalation in Checkmk versions 2.5.0 before 2.5.0p9, 2.4.0 before 2.4.0p34, 2.3.0 before 2.3.0p49, and 2.2.0 (EOL) allows a local unprivileged user to execute arbitrary commands as root by starting a process crafted to look like a SAP HANA instance. Without an explicit database configuration, the mk_sap_hana agent plugin derives instance identifiers from the process list and uses them to build a command executed with elevated privileges (requires the plugin to run as root with RUNAS=agent).
Affected products
- Checkmk GmbH Checkmk: from 2.5.0 before 2.5.0p9; from 2.4.0 before 2.4.0p34; from 2.3.0 before 2.3.0p49; 2.2.0 — fixed in 2.3.0p49, 2.4.0p34, 2.5.0p9
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Checkmk GmbH Checkmk 2.3.0p49, 2.4.0p34, 2.5.0p9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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