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Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-64998 · published 24 March 2026

CVE-2025-64998: Checkmk insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability

Checkmk · Checkmk

Exposure of session signing secret in Checkmk <2.4.0p23, <2.3.0p45 and 2.2.0 allows an administrator of a remote site with config sync enabled to hijack sessions on the central site by forging session cookies.

7.3 CVSS 4.0 High EPSS 0.33% · top 75.7% CWE-522 · Insufficiently protected credentials
7.3CVSS 4.0 base score
0.33%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Exposure of session signing secret in Checkmk <2.4.0p23, <2.3.0p45 and 2.2.0 allows an administrator of a remote site with config sync enabled to hijack sessions on the central site by forging session cookies.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://checkmk.com/werk/18954 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-64998), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.