{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-14852","assignerOrgId":"f7d6281c-4801-44ce-ace2-493291dedb0f","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"Checkmk","dateReserved":"2026-07-06T11:50:44.392Z","datePublished":"2026-07-14T09:26:28.525Z","dateUpdated":"2026-07-29T19:26:45.645Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"affected":[{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"Checkmk","vendor":"Checkmk GmbH","versions":[{"lessThan":"2.5.0p9","status":"affected","version":"2.5.0","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThan":"2.4.0p34","status":"affected","version":"2.4.0","versionType":"semver"},{"lessThan":"2.3.0p49","status":"affected","version":"2.3.0","versionType":"semver"},{"status":"affected","version":"2.2.0","versionType":"semver"}]}],"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"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)."}],"impacts":[{"capecId":"CAPEC-88","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"CAPEC-88: OS Command Injection"}]}],"metrics":[{"cvssV4_0":{"baseScore":5.2,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","vectorString":"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","version":"4.0"}}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-78","description":"CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"f7d6281c-4801-44ce-ace2-493291dedb0f","shortName":"Checkmk","dateUpdated":"2026-07-14T09:26:28.525Z"},"references":[{"url":"https://checkmk.com/werk/20104","tags":["vendor-advisory"]}],"title":"mk_sap_hana: Privilege escalation via crafted sapstartsrv process name","cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"2.5.0","versionEndExcluding":"2.5.0p9"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"2.4.0","versionEndExcluding":"2.4.0p34"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"2.3.0","versionEndExcluding":"2.3.0p49"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"}]}]}]},"adp":[{"metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"id":"CVE-2026-14852","role":"CISA Coordinator","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"total"}],"version":"2.0.3","timestamp":"2026-07-15T04:00:57.571614Z"}}}],"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","providerMetadata":{"orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","shortName":"CISA-ADP","dateUpdated":"2026-07-29T19:26:45.645Z"}}]}}