CVE-2025-32919

Use of an insecure temporary directory in the Windows License plugin for the Checkmk Windows Agent allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects Checkmk: from 2.4.0 before 2.4.0p13, from 2.3.0 before 2.3.0p38, from 2.2.0 before 2.2.0p46, and all versions of 2.1.0 (EOL).

CVSS 4.0

8.8CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

CVSS 3.1

7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 18% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-427

Published

2025-10-09

Modified

2026-10-19

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• checkmk:checkmk

References

• https://checkmk.com/werk/18207
• https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2025/SBA-ADV-20250724-01_Checkmk_Agent_Privilege_Escalation_via_Insecure_Temporary_Files
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/6

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