Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2023-22294 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package check-mk. No fixed version has been recorded for this distribution yet.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
- Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
- Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
- User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
- Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
- Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
- Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
Weakness class
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-22294 is classified as CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. A sensitive resource is assigned permissions that let unintended actors read or modify it.
Affected software
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-22294 is recorded against 1 package.
Timeline and source
Published on 18 April 2023 and last revised on 24 October 2025. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
ubuntu.com (Report)
checkmk.com (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)
Other advisories for this package
check-mk has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource) in other software:
