CVE-2025-32919

Privilege Escalation in Windows License plugin for Checkmk Windows Agent

8.8 High

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).

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.27%Up 0.3 points since Oct 10, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.8

Privilege Escalation in Windows License plugin for Checkmk Windows Agent

Record: CVE-2025-32919
CVSS 4.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Weakness: CWE-427
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-33350 8.8

Record: EUVD-2025-33350
CVSS 4.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qrq7-92h2-m9mx 8.8

Use of an insecure temporary directory in the Windows License plugin for the Checkmk Windows...

Record: GHSA-qrq7-92h2-m9mx
CVSS 4.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-427
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.8

Record: CVE-2025-32919
CVSS 4.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-427
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.8

Privilege Escalation in Windows License plugin for Checkmk Windows Agent

Record: CVE-2025-32919
CVSS 4.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Weakness: CWE-427
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-32919 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Checkmk, published October 9, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 19th percentile. No source names a fixed version.