CVE-2026-113461 (GCVE-0-2026-113461)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-21 18:11 – Updated: 2026-10-23 11:06
VLAI
Title
mk-oracle: Local privilege escalation via insecure Oracle Home library loading
Summary
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.
Severity
5.2 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-22 23:04 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path
  • CWE-829 - Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
Assigner
Checkmk CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard A 91/100 over 19 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
https://checkmk.com/werk/22621 vendor-advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Checkmk GmbH Checkmk Affected: 2.5.0p14 (semver)
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