CVE-2026-117611
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Improper certificate validation in Checkmk <2.5.0p18, <2.4.0p39, <2.3.0p52 and 2.2.0 (EOL): the Certificate Authority stores bundled with "certifi" and "webpki-roots" include a root CA that trusts eMudhra (emSign) intermediate certificates whose private keys are public.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.1
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-29 10:17:03.730000
Last modified
2026-10-29 15:17:20.567000
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"id": "CVE-2026-117611",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-10-29T10:17:03.730",
"lastModified": "2026-10-29T15:17:20.567",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
"cveTags": [],
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{
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"value": "Improper certificate validation in Checkmk <2.5.0p18, <2.4.0p39, <2.3.0p52 and 2.2.0 (EOL): the Certificate Authority stores bundled with \"certifi\" and \"webpki-roots\" include a root CA that trusts eMudhra (emSign) intermediate certificates whose private keys are public."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "Checkmk GmbH",
"product": "Checkmk",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
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},
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}
]
}
]
}
],
"metrics": {
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{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"cvssData": {
"version": "4.0",
"vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"baseScore": 7.1,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackRequirements": "PRESENT",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vulnConfidentialityImpact": "LOW",
"vulnIntegrityImpact": "LOW",
"vulnAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
"subConfidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"subIntegrityImpact": "HIGH",
"subAvailabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"confidentialityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
"integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
"availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
"valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
"providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED"
}
}
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"ssvcV203": [
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"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
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"timestamp": "2026-10-29T14:12:49.762481Z",
"id": "CVE-2026-117611",
"options": [
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{
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"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"version": "2.0.3"
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},
"weaknesses": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-295"
}
]
}
],
"references": [
{
"url": "https://checkmk.com/werk/22169",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://checkmk.com/werk/22623",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6q48-6c7w-9gw2",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
]
}