# CVE-2026-103674: Checkmk NetApp ONTAP password exposure in process list

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-103674-invocation-of-the-netapp-ontap-special-agent-with-the-login  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-06. Updated: 2026-11-06  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-103674 · Severity: info · Published 2026-11-06

Checkmk is a monitoring platform used to track infrastructure and applications. The NetApp ONTAP monitoring agent passes login credentials directly on the command line, where any local user on the Checkmk server can read them while the agent runs. This exposes stored passwords to unauthorized disclosure on systems with multiple users.

Technologies: [Checkmk](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/checkmk). Vendors: [Checkmk](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/checkmk).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-103674 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-103674 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-103674?** Informational severity, published 6 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Checkmk 2.5.0 before 2.5.0p16.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-103674?** Yes: fixed in Checkmk 2.5.0p16, 3.0.0b1 and later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-103674 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-103674?** Check whether you run Checkmk at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in Checkmk 2.5.0p16, 3.0.0b1 and later

## Technical details

The NetApp ONTAP special agent invokes with the login password as a plaintext command-line argument, allowing any local user to extract it via process enumeration (e.g., ps command). The vulnerability affects both explicitly configured passwords and those retrieved from Checkmk's password store. Additionally, passwords starting with a dash character cause the agent to fail with a parsing error.

## Affected products

- Checkmk Checkmk 2.5.0 before 2.5.0p16

## Timeline

- 2026-11-06: disclosed
- 2026-09-30: patched: Fix released in 2.5.0p16 and 3.0.0b1

## References

- [https://checkmk.com/werk/22429](https://checkmk.com/werk/22429)

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