6.9
MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-15576
Agent receiver accepts mTLS requests without a client certificate
Description

Improper authentication in the agent receiver of Checkmk <2.5.0p10 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass mutual TLS client certificate verification of relay endpoints by supplying a fixed placeholder identity in the request URL, resulting in limited impact on integrity and availability. Only the Cloud, Ultimate and Ultimate MT editions are affected, as other editions do not expose relay endpoints.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 21, 2026, 11:17 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 21, 2026, 12:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update Checkmk to a version that addresses the authentication bypass vulnerability.
  • Update Checkmk to version 2.5.0p10 or later.
  • Verify relay endpoint configurations.
  • Ensure mutual TLS is correctly enforced.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://checkmk.com/werk/20174
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 21, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-15576', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'yes'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-08-21T11:53:35.618102Z'}
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 21, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'Checkmk GmbH', 'product': 'Checkmk', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '2.5.0', 'lessThan': '2.5.0p10', 'versionType': 'semver'}], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}]
    Added Description Improper authentication in the agent receiver of Checkmk <2.5.0p10 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass mutual TLS client certificate verification of relay endpoints by supplying a fixed placeholder identity in the request URL, resulting in limited impact on integrity and availability. Only the Cloud, Ultimate and Ultimate MT editions are affected, as other editions do not expose relay endpoints.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/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:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-306
    Added Reference https://checkmk.com/werk/20174
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