Check_MK before 1.2.8p26 mishandles certain errors within the failed-login save feature because of a race condition, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive user information by reading a GUI crash report.
CVE-2017-14955
Score 5.9 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 5.9; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 5.9
- EG Score
- 5.9(medium)
- EPSS
- 95.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 2, 2017
Last Modified
May 13, 2026
References (6)
- cve@mitrehttp://mathias-kettner.com/check_mk_werks.php?edition_id=raw&branch=1.2.8
- cve@mitrehttps://mathias-kettner.de/check_mk_werks.php?werk_id=5208&HTML=yes
- cve@mitrehttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43021/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://mathias-kettner.com/check_mk_werks.php?edition_id=raw&branch=1.2.8
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://mathias-kettner.de/check_mk_werks.php?werk_id=5208&HTML=yes
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43021/
Patch Availability(2)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | check-mk-agent (1.2.6p12-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1) @ xenial | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | check-mk-agent (1.2.8p16-1ubuntu0.2) @ bionic | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
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Data Freshness Timeline
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- 2026-05-22 09:23 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-05-22 09:23 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-05-22 09:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-05-20 22:37 UTCEPSS rescore
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-43021First seen Oct 18, 2017
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