---
id: CVE-2026-103682
title: Jolokia special agent exposes password in process list
summary: >-
  Invocation of the Jolokia special agent with the login password in the command
  line in Checkmk versions 2.5.0 before 2.5.0p16 allows a local user on the
  Checkmk server to read the Jolokia login password from the process list while
  the sp…
severity: low
cvss: 2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-214
vendor: Checkmk GmbH
product: Checkmk
affected:
  - Checkmk >= 2.5.0 < 2.5.0p16
published: '2026-11-06'
updated: '2026-11-06'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-06T09:07:55.856Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-103682'
references:
  - url: 'https://checkmk.com/werk/22409'
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-11-06T09:48:47.395Z'
epss: 0.00099
epssPercentile: 0.00821
---

## Overview

Invocation of the Jolokia special agent with the login password in the command line in Checkmk versions 2.5.0 before 2.5.0p16 allows a local user on the Checkmk server to read the Jolokia login password from the process list while the special agent is running. This affects both explicitly configured passwords and passwords from the password store.

## Affected

- `Checkmk >= 2.5.0 < 2.5.0p16`

## Remediation

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