CVE-2025-64996

Overly broad file permissions in the mk_inotify plugin allows reading and manipulating the plugin's output

Published Nov 18, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 4.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Checkmk versions prior to 2.4.0p16, 2.3.0p41, and all versions of 2.2.0 and older, the mk_inotify plugin creates world-readable and writable files, allowing any local user on the system to read the plugin's output and manipulate it, potentially leading to unauthorized access to or modification of monitoring data.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:b2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:b3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:b4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:b5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:b6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p10:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p11:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p12:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p13:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p14:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p15:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p16:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p17:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p18:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p19:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p20:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p21:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p22:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p23:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p24:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p25:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p26:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p27:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p28:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p29:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p30:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p31:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p32:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p33:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p34:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p35:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p36:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p37:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p38:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p39:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p40:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.3.0:p9:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:b2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:b3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:b4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:b5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:b6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:p10:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:p11:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:p12:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:p13:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:p14:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:p15:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:p6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:p7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:p8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.4.0:p9:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In Checkmk versions prior to 2.4.0p16, 2.3.0p41, and all versions of 2.2.0 and older, the mk_inotify plugin creates world-readable and writable files, allowing any local user on the system to read the plugin's output and manipulate it, potentially leading to unauthorized access to or modification of monitoring data.
Title Overly broad file permissions in the mk_inotify plugin allows reading and manipulating the plugin's output
First Time appeared Checkmk
Checkmk checkmk
Weaknesses CWE-732
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Checkmk
Checkmk checkmk
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Checkmk
Published
Updated
Nov 18, 2025, 9:23 PM
Reserved
Nov 12, 2025, 9:16 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Nov 18, 2025, 4:15 PM
Modified
Oct 19, 2026, 1:10 PM