CVE-2024-13997
Nagios XI < 2024R1.1.3 Privilege Escalation via Migrate Server Feature to Root on Host
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.4 Critical
- Published
- Nov 3, 2025
- Updated
- Sep 30, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 22, 2025
Description
Nagios XI versions prior to 2024R1.1.3 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in which an authenticated administrator could leverage the Migrate Server feature to obtain root privileges on the underlying XI host. By abusing the migration workflow, an admin-level attacker could execute actions outside the intended security scope of the application, resulting in full control of the operating system.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 9.4 Critical | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
XINagios |
|
References
- https://www.nagios.com/products/security/#nagios-xivendor-advisorypatch
- https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/release-notespatch
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-privilege-escalation-via-migrate-server-feature-to-root-on-hostthird-party-advisory
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