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CVE-2026-77021: Checkmk · Data Amplification

Affects CheckmkSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium · fixed in 2.5.0p14 : update Checkmk when convenient.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 32% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.5.0p14, 2.4.0p37, 2.3.0p51
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 21 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Checkmk to 2.5.0p14, 2.4.0p37 or 2.3.0p51.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Checkmk GmbHCheckmkAffected
  • >=2.5.0 <2.5.0p14
  • >=2.4.0 <2.4.0p37
  • >=2.3.0 <2.3.0p51
  • =2.2.0
Fixed in
  • 2.5.0p14
  • 2.4.0p37
  • 2.3.0p51

AI-suggested

Patch versions 2.5.0p14, 2.4.0p37, and 2.3.0p51 address this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to these fixed versions or later. Since the vulnerability affects on-premises software, remediation requires applying these official fixes. No vendor advisory content was provided to indicate alternative mitigations or if the issue is already mitigated in other ways.

Description

Improper handling of highly compressed data (data amplification) in Checkmk <2.5.0p14, <2.4.0p37, <2.3.0p51 and 2.2.0 (EOL) allows an attacker who controls a host registered for push mode to exhaust the memory of the agent receiver by sending a small zlib compressed payload that decompresses to an arbitrary size.

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