CVE-2026-9549
Fix XSS in service discovery active check output
Stored cross-site scripting in the service discovery active check output in Checkmk <2.5.0p5, <2.4.0p31, <2.3.0p48, and all 2.2.0 versions allows an administrator who can configure active or custom checks to inject malicious HTML or JavaScript into check output that executes in the browser of an admin or a user with host read permissions when they run the check on the service discovery page.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Passive
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Fix XSS in service discovery active check output
Stored cross-site scripting in the service discovery active check output in Checkmk <2.5.0p5, <2.4.0p31, <2.3.0p48, and all 2.2.0 versions allows an administrator who can configure active or custom checks to inject malicious HTML or JavaScript into check output that executes in the browser of an admin or a user with host read permissions when they run the check on the service discovery page.
- Record
CVE-2026-9549- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-35054
Stored cross-site scripting in the service discovery active check output in Checkmk <2.5.0p5, <2.4.0p31, <2.3.0p48, and all 2.2.0 versions allows an administrator who can configure active or custom checks to inject malicious HTML or JavaScript into check output that executes in the browser of an admin or a user with host read permissions when they run the check on the service discovery page.
- Record
EUVD-2026-35054- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h7cw-jgmc-mwc6
Stored cross-site scripting in the service discovery active check output in Checkmk <2.5.0p5, <2...
Stored cross-site scripting in the service discovery active check output in Checkmk <2.5.0p5, <2.4.0p31, <2.3.0p48, and all 2.2.0 versions allows an administrator who can configure active or custom checks to inject malicious HTML or JavaScript into check output that executes in the browser of an admin or a user with host read permissions when they run the check on the service discovery page.
- Record
GHSA-h7cw-jgmc-mwc6- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/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
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Stored cross-site scripting in the service discovery active check output in Checkmk <2.5.0p5, <2.4.0p31, <2.3.0p48, and all 2.2.0 versions allows an administrator who can configure active or custom checks to inject malicious HTML or JavaScript into check output that executes in the browser of an admin or a user with host read permissions when they run the check on the service discovery page.
- Record
CVE-2026-9549- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/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
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Fix XSS in service discovery active check output
Stored cross-site scripting in the service discovery active check output in Checkmk <2.5.0p5, <2.4.0p31, <2.3.0p48, and all 2.2.0 versions allows an administrator who can configure active or custom checks to inject malicious HTML or JavaScript into check output that executes in the browser of an admin or a user with host read permissions when they run the check on the service discovery page.
- Record
CVE-2026-9549- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-9549
Stored cross-site scripting in the service discovery active check output in Checkmk <2.5.0p5, <2.4.0p31, <2.3.0p48, and all 2.2.0 versions allows an administrator who can configure active or custom checks to inject malicious HTML or JavaScript into check output that executes in the browser of an admin or a user with host read permissions when they run the check on the service discovery page.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-9549- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-9549 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Checkmk, published June 8, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.14%, the 3rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.