CVE-2024-13997
HIGHNagios XI < 2024R1.1.3 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Migrate Server Feature
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
patch
https://www.nagios.com/products/security/#nagios-xi
Release Notes release-notes
patch
https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-privilege-escalation-via-migrate-server-feature-to-root-on-host
Scores
CVSS v3
7.2
EPSS
0.0017
EPSS Percentile
38.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-269
Status
published
Products (2)
nagios/nagios_xi
2024 r1 (6 CPE variants)
nagios/nagios_xi
< 2024
Published
Nov 03, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026