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Without an explicit database configuration, the mk_sap_hana agent plugin derives instance identifiers from the process list and uses them to build a command executed with elevated privileges (requires the plugin to run as root with RUNAS=agent).","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":5.2,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00179,"percentile":0.07564,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-78"],"published":"2026-07-14T09:26:28Z","modified":"2026-10-24T21:10:00Z","affected":[{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","package":"check-mk","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1.2.6p5-1","1.2.6p12-1","1.2.6p12-1ubuntu0.16.04.1","1.2.6p12-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","package":"check-mk","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1.2.8p16-1ubuntu0.1","1.2.8p16-1ubuntu0.2"]}],"products":[{"vendor":"checkmk gmbh","product":"checkmk"}],"references":[{"url":"https://checkmk.com/werk/20104","tags":["vendor-advisory","report"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14852"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-92pj-jr25-ww3p"},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-14852","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14852","tags":["report"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-14852","title":"mk_sap_hana: Privilege escalation via crafted sapstartsrv process name","description":"Privilege escalation in Checkmk versions 2.5.0 before 2.5.0p9, 2.4.0 before 2.4.0p34, 2.3.0 before 2.3.0p49, and 2.2.0 (EOL) allows a local unprivileged user to execute arbitrary commands as root by starting a process crafted to look like a SAP HANA instance. Without an explicit database configuration, the mk_sap_hana agent plugin derives instance identifiers from the process list and uses them to build a command executed with elevated privileges (requires the plugin to run as root with RUNAS=agent).","status":"published","published":"2026-07-14T09:26:28.525Z","modified":"2026-07-29T19:26:45.645Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.2,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-78"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T13:38:32.13011Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-43652","description":"Privilege escalation in Checkmk versions 2.5.0 before 2.5.0p9, 2.4.0 before 2.4.0p34, 2.3.0 before 2.3.0p49, and 2.2.0 (EOL) allows a local unprivileged user to execute arbitrary commands as root by starting a process crafted to look like a SAP HANA instance. Without an explicit database configuration, the mk_sap_hana agent plugin derives instance identifiers from the process list and uses them to build a command executed with elevated privileges (requires the plugin to run as root with RUNAS=agent).","status":"published","published":"2026-07-14T09:26:28Z","modified":"2026-07-29T19:26:45Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.2,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T18:02:29.367786Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-92pj-jr25-ww3p","title":"Privilege escalation in Checkmk versions 2.5.0 before 2.5.0p9, 2.4.0 before 2.4.0p34, 2.3.0...","description":"Privilege escalation in Checkmk versions 2.5.0 before 2.5.0p9, 2.4.0 before 2.4.0p34, 2.3.0 before 2.3.0p49, and 2.2.0 (EOL) allows a local unprivileged user to execute arbitrary commands as root by starting a process crafted to look like a SAP HANA instance. Without an explicit database configuration, the mk_sap_hana agent plugin derives instance identifiers from the process list and uses them to build a command executed with elevated privileges (requires the plugin to run as root with RUNAS=agent).","status":"published","published":"2026-07-14T12:31:15Z","modified":"2026-07-14T12:31:19Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.2,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/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","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-78"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:09:27.031Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-14852","description":"Privilege escalation in Checkmk versions 2.5.0 before 2.5.0p9, 2.4.0 before 2.4.0p34, 2.3.0 before 2.3.0p49, and 2.2.0 (EOL) allows a local unprivileged user to execute arbitrary commands as root by starting a process crafted to look like a SAP HANA instance. 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Without an explicit database configuration, the mk_sap_hana agent plugin derives instance identifiers from the process list and uses them to build a command executed with elevated privileges (requires the plugin to run as root with RUNAS=agent).","status":"published","published":"2026-07-14T10:16:00Z","modified":"2026-07-15T19:47:56.882111857Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.2,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:56:00.592716Z"}]}}