CVE-2022-46302
Remote Code Execution with Root Privileges via Broad Apache Permissions
Broad access controls could allow site users to directly interact with the system Apache installation when providing the reverse proxy configurations for Tribe29's Checkmk <= 2.1.0p6, Checkmk <= 2.0.0p27, and all versions of Checkmk 1.6.0 (EOL) allowing an attacker to perform remote code execution with root privileges on the underlying host.
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
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Remote Code Execution with Root Privileges via Broad Apache Permissions
Broad access controls could allow site users to directly interact with the system Apache installation when providing the reverse proxy configurations for Tribe29's Checkmk <= 2.1.0p6, Checkmk <= 2.0.0p27, and all versions of Checkmk 1.6.0 (EOL) allowing an attacker to perform remote code execution with root privileges on the underlying host.
- Record
CVE-2022-46302- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-829
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-49119
Broad access controls could allow site users to directly interact with the system Apache installation when providing the reverse proxy configurations for Tribe29's Checkmk <= 2.1.0p6, Checkmk <= 2.0.0p27, and all versions of Checkmk 1.6.0 (EOL) allowing an attacker to perform remote code execution with root privileges on the underlying host.
- Record
EUVD-2022-49119- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-53x8-876g-3h2x
Broad access controls could allow site users to directly interact with the system Apache...
Broad access controls could allow site users to directly interact with the system Apache installation when providing the reverse proxy configurations for Tribe29's Checkmk <= 2.1.0p6, Checkmk <= 2.0.0p27, and all versions of Checkmk 1.6.0 (EOL) allowing an attacker to perform remote code execution with root privileges on the underlying host.
- Record
GHSA-53x8-876g-3h2x- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-829
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Broad access controls could allow site users to directly interact with the system Apache installation when providing the reverse proxy configurations for Tribe29's Checkmk <= 2.1.0p6, Checkmk <= 2.0.0p27, and all versions of Checkmk 1.6.0 (EOL) allowing an attacker to perform remote code execution with root privileges on the underlying host.
- Record
CVE-2022-46302- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-829
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Broad access controls could allow site users to directly interact with the system Apache installation when providing the reverse proxy configurations for Tribe29's Checkmk <= 2.1.0p6, Checkmk <= 2.0.0p27, and all versions of Checkmk 1.6.0 (EOL) allowing an attacker to perform remote code execution with root privileges on the underlying host.
- Record
CVE-2022-46302- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-46302
Broad access controls could allow site users to directly interact with the system Apache installation when providing the reverse proxy configurations for Tribe29's Checkmk <= 2.1.0p6, Checkmk <= 2.0.0p27, and all versions of Checkmk 1.6.0 (EOL) allowing an attacker to perform remote code execution with root privileges on the underlying host.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-46302- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-46302 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Checkmk, published April 20, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.