CVE-2024-13997
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Publication date: 2025-11-03

Last updated on: 2025-11-06

Assigner: VulnCheck

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.
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Published
2025-11-03
Last Modified
2025-11-06
Generated
2026-05-07
AI Q&A
2025-11-03
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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Showing 7 associated CPEs
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nagios nagios_xi to 2024 (exc)
nagios nagios_xi 2024
nagios nagios_xi 2024
nagios nagios_xi 2024
nagios nagios_xi 2024
nagios nagios_xi 2024
nagios nagios_xi 2024
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CWE ID Description
CWE-269 The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability exists in Nagios XI versions prior to 2024R1.1.3 and allows an authenticated administrator to escalate their privileges to root on the underlying host system. By exploiting the Migrate Server feature, an admin-level attacker can perform actions beyond the intended security boundaries of the application, gaining full control over the operating system.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

If exploited, this vulnerability can give an attacker with admin access complete control over the operating system hosting Nagios XI. This means the attacker could execute arbitrary commands as root, potentially leading to data theft, system compromise, disruption of services, or further attacks within the network.


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