BaseFortify

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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Meta Information

Published

2025-11-03

Last Modified

2025-11-06

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-11-03

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2024-13997

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
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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Exploitability

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KEV

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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Executive Summary

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.

Impact Analysis

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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