CVE-2014-0243

Check_MK through 1.2.5i2p1 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack to a...

5.5 Medium

CVE-2014-0243 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Check Mk Project Mk, published July 19, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.59%, the 48th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?

Severity: 5.5 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
Exploit chance: 0.59%EPSS, 48th percentile
Exploitation: None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in: No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Check_MK through 1.2.5i2p1 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack to a file in /var/lib/check_mk_agent/job.

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: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.59%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

Affected products

check mk project mk

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.5

Check_MK through 1.2.5i2p1 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack to a file in /var/lib/check_mk_agent/job.

Record: CVE-2014-0243
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE ListNo score

Check_MK through 1.2.5i2p1 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack to a file in /var/lib/check_mk_agent/job.

Record: CVE-2014-0243
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-0281No score

Check_MK through 1.2.5i2p1 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack to a file in /var/lib/check_mk_agent/job.

Record: EUVD-2014-0281
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cwxh-wcm5-xrxq5.5

Check_MK through 1.2.5i2p1 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack to a...

Check_MK through 1.2.5i2p1 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack to a file in /var/lib/check_mk_agent/job.

Record: GHSA-cwxh-wcm5-xrxq
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 10, 2026	facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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

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