Is CVE-2022-33912 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2022-33912 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2022-33912 be exploited remotely?

No. CVE-2022-33912 requires local access to exploit.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-33912?

CVE-2022-33912 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2022-33912

CWE-276Published: June 17, 2022· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

A permission issue affects users that deployed the shipped version of the Checkmk Debian package. Packages created by the agent bakery (enterprise editions only) were not affected. Using the shipped version of the agents, the maintainer scripts located at /var/lib/dpkg/info/ will be owned by the user and the group with ID 1001. If such a user exists on the system, they can change the content of these files (which are then executed by root). This leads to a local privilege escalation on the monitored host. Version 1.6 through 1.6.9p29, version 2.0 through 2.0.0p26, version 2.1 through 2.1.0p3, and version 2.2.0i1 are affected.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2022-33912 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.8.