Medium 4.8Published Nov 18, 2025

CVE-2025-64996Overly broad file permissions in the mk_inotify plugin allows reading and manipulating the plugin's output

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 8:50 PM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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.

CVSS: 4.8 MEDIUM (v4.0, CNA)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
Weakness (CWE): CWE-732
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Checkmk
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Nov 18, 2025
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Checkmk GmbH Checkmk checkmk:checkmk (from the name)	from 2.4.0 before 2.4.0p16; from 2.3.0 before 2.3.0p41; 2.2.0; 2.1.0	CNA record
checkmk checkmk checkmk:checkmk	before 2.3.0; 2.3.0; 2.3.0; 2.3.0; 2.3.0; 2.3.0; 2.3.0; 2.3.0; and 62 more ranges	NVD

References

References

https://checkmk.com/werk/18570	mitigation, vendor-advisory

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