High severity · published Sep 9, 2024
CVE-2024-6572
Improper host key checking in active check 'Check SFTP Service' and special agent 'VNX quotas and filesystem'
7.4
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper host key checking in active check 'Check SFTP Service' and special agent 'VNX quotas and filesystem' in Checkmk before Checkmk 2.3.0p15, 2.2.0p33, 2.1.0p48 and 2.0.0 (EOL) allows man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept traffic
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 28% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CH
Checkmk · Checkmk GmbH
2.3.0 before 2.3.0p15; 2.2.0 before 2.2.0p33; 2.1.0 before 2.1.0p48; 2.0.0 through 2.0.0p39 · source: vendor, NVD, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6572
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6572
Vendor Advisory
https://checkmk.com/werk/17148
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