CVE-2026-118965
Deferred
Deferred - Pending Action
Path Traversal in Checkmk via Host Label Sync
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-118965, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-11-11
Last updated on: 2026-11-11
Assigner: Checkmk GmbH
Description
Description
Path traversal in the discovered host label synchronization in Checkmk <2.5.0p19, <2.4.0p40 and 2.3.0 (EOL) allows an attacker in control of a remote site in a distributed monitoring setup to write arbitrary files on the central site and thereby execute code as the central site user.
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Exploitability
CWE
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| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-22 | The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. |
