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CVE-2026-117611

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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
View original CVE JSON
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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": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "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",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "2.5.0",
              "lessThan": "2.5.0p18",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "2.4.0",
              "lessThan": "2.4.0p39",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "2.3.0",
              "lessThan": "2.3.0p52",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "2.2.0",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV40": [
      {
        "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"
        }
      }
    ],
    "ssvcV203": [
      {
        "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
        "ssvcData": {
          "timestamp": "2026-10-29T14:12:49.762481Z",
          "id": "CVE-2026-117611",
          "options": [
            {
              "exploitation": "none"
            },
            {
              "automatable": "no"
            },
            {
              "technicalImpact": "partial"
            }
          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "version": "2.0.3"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "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]"
    }
  ]
}