CVE-2026-90990

Published Sep 22, 2026 Modified Sep 22, 2026 CWE-93

Description

Improper neutralization of newlines in filter values in the monitoring host and service list APIs in Checkmk <2.5.0p14 allows an authenticated user to inject additional Livestatus query headers, bypassing object visibility restrictions in count queries to infer information about hosts and services outside their contact groups and occupying web server and Livestatus workers for an attacker-controlled duration.

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Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-93 CWE-93

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-90990? +
Improper neutralization of newlines in filter values in the monitoring host and service list APIs in Checkmk <2.5.0p14 allows an authenticated user to inject additional Livestatus query headers, bypassing object visibility restrictions in count queries to infer information about hosts and services outside their contact groups and occupying web server and Livestatus workers for an attacker-controlled duration.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-90990? +
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