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CVE-2024-13997: Nagios XI < 2024R1.1.3 Privilege Escalation via Migrate Server Feature to Root on Host

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-11-03 · updated 2026-09-30
• Weakness: CWE-269

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.

Affected products

• Nagios XI: before 2024; 2024-r1, 2024-r1.0.1, 2024-r1.0.2, 2024-r1.1, 2024-r1.1.1, 2024-r1.1.2 — fixed in 2024

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Nagios XI 2024. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/
• https://www.nagios.com/products/security/#nagios-xi
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-privilege-escalation-via-migrate-server-feature-to-root-on-host

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