Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 18, 2025· Updated Nov 18, 2025
Overly broad file permissions in the mk_inotify plugin allows reading and manipulating the plugin's output
CVE-2025-64996
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.
Affected products
2Patches
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