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Checkmk EUVDEUVD-2026-11784

| CVE-2026-2859 MEDIUM
Observable Response Discrepancy (CWE-204)
2026-03-13 Checkmk
4.3
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Response uniformity
Impact

While the CVSS v4.0 score of 6.3 suggests moderate risk, the real-world impact is constrained by several factors that lower practical exploitability. The CVSS vector shows Attack Vector Network with Low complexity and No privileges required, but the Temporal metric includes Attack Timing Partial (AT:P), indicating the vulnerability requires specific timing or conditions to exploit reliably. The technical impact is limited to Confidentiality (VC:L with Low severity), meaning only partial information disclosure occurs without system integrity or availability compromise. No public exploit code or active in-the-wild exploitation has been documented, and the vulnerability requires an attacker to actively probe the endpoint with many requests to enumerate hosts, making large-scale automated attacks detectable via anomalous HTTP patterns. The EPSS score is not provided, but given the passive reconnaissance nature and lack of critical business impact, this is best classified as an information disclosure risk suitable for standard patching cycles rather than emergency response. Organizations running EOL version 2.2.0 face higher risk due to lack of vendor support.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An external attacker with network access to a Checkmk instance (e.g., accessible on the internet or within a shared cloud environment) sends a series of HTTP requests to the deploy_agent endpoint with incrementally guessed or common hostnames (prod-db-01, prod-web-02, etc.). By observing which requests return a 404 versus a 200 or 403 response, the attacker gradually maps the organization's monitored infrastructure, discovering server names, services, and deployment patterns without needing valid credentials. This reconnaissance could inform subsequent targeted attacks against identified systems or provide competitive intelligence about infrastructure scale and configuration.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 13, 2026

Checkmk contains an improper permission enforcement vulnerability in the deploy_agent endpoint that allows unauthenticated users to enumerate existing hosts by analyzing differential HTTP response codes, resulting in information disclosure. The vulnerability affects Checkmk versions 2.4.0 before 2.4.0p23, 2.3.0 before 2.3.0p43, and end-of-life version 2.2.0, with a CVSS score of 6.3 indicating moderate severity. An attacker with network access can passively discover the infrastructure topology without authentication, though no known active exploitation or public POC has been confirmed at this time.

RemediationAI

Immediately upgrade Checkmk to version 2.4.0p23 or later for the 2.4.x branch, version 2.3.0p43 or later for the 2.3.x branch, or discontinue use of unsupported version 2.2.0 and migrate to a supported release. Consult the official Checkmk security advisory and patch release notes for detailed upgrade procedures specific to your deployment model (raw, docker, appliance). As an interim compensating control pending patching, restrict network access to the deploy_agent endpoint and all Checkmk API routes to trusted internal networks and authenticated monitoring agents only, implement a reverse proxy with authentication enforcement in front of Checkmk, and monitor HTTP access logs for suspicious enumeration patterns such as repeated 404 responses or sequential host naming attempts. After patching, verify that the endpoint now consistently returns authentication-required responses to unauthenticated requests regardless of host existence.

Affected VersionsENISA

Checkmk 2.2.0
Checkmk 2.3.0 <2.3.0p43
Checkmk 2.4.0 <2.4.0p23

Affected Packages

euvd checkmk fix: 2.3.0p43, 2.4.0p23

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Checkmk is an open-source infrastructure monitoring and alerting platform that manages deployment of monitoring agents across distributed systems. The vulnerability exists in the deploy_agent REST API endpoint (likely accessible via HTTP/HTTPS at paths such as /api/v0/objects/hosts or related deployment routes) where the application returns different HTTP status codes based on whether a queried hostname exists in the system, even when the requesting user is unauthenticated. This violates CWE-204 (Observable Discrepancy), a weakness where observable differences in application behavior inadvertently reveal information about the system's internal state. The root cause is the absence of proper authentication and authorization checks before the endpoint responds to host enumeration requests; rather than returning a uniform 401 Unauthorized or 403 Forbidden response, the endpoint leaks information through response code variation (e.g., 404 for non-existent hosts, 200 or 403 for existing hosts), allowing an attacker to map the monitored infrastructure without credentials.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Apr 16, 2026 - 05:29 EUVD
2.3.0p43,2.4.0p23
CVE Published
Mar 13, 2026 - 09:40 nvd
MEDIUM 4.3

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper permission enforcement in Checkmk versions 2.4.0 before 2.4.0p23, 2.3.0 before 2.3.0p43, and 2.2.0 (EOL) allows unauthenticated users to enumerate existing hosts by observing different HTTP response codes in deploy_agent endpoint, which could lead to information disclosure.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Organizations using Checkmk should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2026-2859 rated CVSS 4.3. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and monitor for exploitation.

Business Impact: Low
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: restrict network access and enable monitoring.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 84% exploitable
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
Low

Priority Score

22
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +22
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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