CVE-2026-15576 (GCVE-0-2026-15576)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-21 11:10 – Updated: 2026-08-21 11:53
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Agent receiver accepts mTLS requests without a client certificate
Summary
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-21 11:53 UTC
CWE
- CWE-306 - Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://checkmk.com/werk/20174 | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Checkmk GmbH | Checkmk |
Affected:
2.5.0 , < 2.5.0p10
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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