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CVE-2024-58273: Nagios Log Server < 2024R1.0.2 LPE from Apache/Backend Shell User to Root

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-10-30 · updated 2026-10-02
• Weakness: CWE-266

Description

Nagios Log Server versions prior to 2024R1.0.2 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability that allows an attacker who could execute commands as the Apache web user (or the backend shell user) to escalate to root on the host.

Affected products

• Nagios Log Server: before 2024; 2024-r1, 2024-r1.0.1 — fixed in 2024

How to fix

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

References

• https://www.nagios.com/changelog/#log-server-2024R1
• https://www.nagios.com/products/security/#log-server
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-log-server-lpe-from-apache-backend-shell-user-to-root

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