CVE-2017-14955

5.9 MEDIUM 12% exploit odds No fix listed Disclosure

What it is

Check_MK before 1.2.8p26 mishandles certain errors within the failed-login save feature because of a race condition, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive user information by reading a GUI crash report.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure.
Exploit odds: 12.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2017-10-02 01:29 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 01:07 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 12.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 5.9 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2017-10-02 01:29 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 01:07 UTC
Exploit probability: 12.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-200 · Information exposure
Record status: Modified

Affected

Checkmk 1.2.3
Checkmk 1.2.4
Checkmk 1.2.5
Checkmk 1.2.6
Checkmk 1.2.7
Checkmk 1.2.8

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.9

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record