---
id: CVE-2026-92882
title: >-
  Insufficiently protected credentials in the host and folder configuration
  endpoints of the REST API in Checkmk <2.5.0p15, <2.4.0p37, <2.3.0p51 and 2.2.0
  (EOL) allows an authenticated user who may view a host's configuration to read
  store…
summary: >-
  Insufficiently protected credentials in the host and folder configuration
  endpoints of the REST API in Checkmk <2.5.0p15, <2.4.0p37, <2.3.0p51 and 2.2.0
  (EOL) allows an authenticated user who may view a host's configuration to read
  store…
severity: low
cvss: 2.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-522
vendor: Checkmk GmbH
product: Checkmk
affected:
  - Checkmk >= 2.5.0 < 2.5.0p15
  - Checkmk >= 2.4.0 < 2.4.0p37
  - Checkmk >= 2.3.0 < 2.3.0p51
  - Checkmk 2.2.0
published: '2026-09-22'
updated: '2026-09-22'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-22T14:17:17.950'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92882'
references:
  - url: 'https://checkmk.com/werk/20077'
    label: security@checkmk.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-22T13:05:05.230960Z'
cvssSource: cna
ingestedAt: '2026-09-22T11:02:22.249Z'
epss: 0.00351
epssPercentile: 0.2593
---

## Overview

Insufficiently protected credentials in the host and folder configuration endpoints of the REST API in Checkmk <2.5.0p15, <2.4.0p37, <2.3.0p51 and 2.2.0 (EOL) allows an authenticated user who may view a host's configuration to read stored SNMP community strings, SNMPv3 auth and privacy pass phrases and IPMI passwords in clear text from GET responses, although the setup GUI never displays these values.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.