CVE-2024-47091 Privilege escalation via mk_mysql agent plugin on Windows

Privilege escalation in the mkmysql agent plugin on Windows in Checkmk 2.4.0p29, 2.3.0p47, and 2.2.0 EOL allows a local unprivileged user able to create a Windows service whose name matches 'MySQL' or 'MariaDB' or with write access to a binary referenced by such a service to execute arbitrary cod...

CVE-2024-47091

CVE-2024-47091 describes a local privilege escalation in the Windows mk_mysql agent plugin used by Checkmk. A local unprivileged user can escalate by creating a Windows service whose name matches 'MySQL' or 'MariaDB' (or by gaining write access to a binary referenced by such a service). This allo...