Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 14, 2026· Updated Jul 29, 2026
mk_sap_hana: Privilege escalation via crafted sapstartsrv process name
CVE-2026-14852
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).
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Affected products
1- Range: <2.5.0p9, <2.4.0p34, <2.3.0p49
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- checkmk.com/werk/20104mitrevendor-advisory
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