Medium severity · published Jul 14, 2026
CVE-2026-14852
mk_sap_hana: Privilege escalation via crafted sapstartsrv process name
5.2
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Privilege escalation in Checkmk versions 2.5.0 before 2.5.0p9, 2.4.0 before 2.4.0p34, 2.3.0 before 2.3.0p49, and 2.2.0 (EOL) allows a local unprivileged user to execute arbitrary commands as root by starting a process crafted to look like a SAP HANA instance. Without an explicit database configuration, the mk_sap_hana agent plugin derives instance identifiers from the process list and uses them to build a command executed with elevated privileges (requires the plugin to run as root with RUNAS=agent).
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 7% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CH
Checkmk · Checkmk GmbH
2.5.0 before 2.5.0p9; 2.4.0 before 2.4.0p34; 2.3.0 before 2.3.0p49; 2.2.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14852
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14852
checkmk.com
https://checkmk.com/werk/20104
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