Remote site authentication secrets written to web log
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File in Checkmk GmbH's Checkmk versions <2.3.0p29, <2.2.0p41 and <=2.1.0p49 (EOL) causes remote site authentication secrets to be written to log files accessible to administrators.
- Published
- Apr 22, 2025
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 20th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-532
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Action score
28
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 28 / 40 · 7.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
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- CNA · Checkmk
- 7.1
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
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Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| checkmk | checkmk | cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- checkmk checkmkbefore 2.1.0
- checkmk checkmk2.1.0
- checkmk checkmk2.2.0
- checkmk checkmk2.3.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Checkmk). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Checkmk GmbH Checkmk
- 2.3.0 and later · before 2.3.0p29affected · semver
- 2.2.0 and later · before 2.2.0p41affected · semver
- 2.1.0 and later · up to and including 2.1.0p49affected · semver
Same product
checkmk: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2024-28825Brute-force protection ineffective for some login methods39Monitor
- CVE-2022-48317Insecure Termination of RestAPI Session Tokens39Monitor
- CVE-2025-39666omd: Local privilege escalation when executing omd commands as root37Monitor
- CVE-2024-8606Fix 2FA bypass via RestAPI36Monitor
- CVE-2021-40905The web management console of CheckMK Enterprise Edition (versions 1.5.0 to 2.0.0p9) does not properly sanitise the uploading of ".mkp" file36Monitor
- CVE-2021-40904The web management console of CheckMK Raw Edition (versions 1.5.0 to 1.6.0) allows a misconfiguration of the web-app Dokuwiki (installed by 36Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Checkmk GmbH Checkmk | 2.2.0p41 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Checkmk GmbH Checkmk | 2.3.0p29 | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2025-107562 days apartLDAP credentials logged to Apache error log22Monitor
- CVE-2024-47094144 days apartLogging of sitesecret to automations log22Monitor
- CVE-2024-38862190 days apartSNMP and IMPI secrets written to audit log20Monitor
- CVE-2024-28830300 days apartAutomation user secrets written to audit log10Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-532 · Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log FileCVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
nvd-secondary
Attack context
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.