What is CVE-2024-13994?

CVE-2024-13994 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nagios Nagios_xi, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-10-30.

How severe is CVE-2024-13994?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Nagios Nagios_xi

CVE-2024-13994

Nagios XI versions prior to 2024R1.1.2 contain a missing authorization control when the 'Allow Insecure Logins' option is enabled. Under this configuration, any user can create valid login credentials for other users without proper authori…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.008 (53.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Nagios Nagios_xi — versions 2024
Nagios Xi — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (release-notes, Release Notes, patch)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-13994?: CVE-2024-13994 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nagios Nagios_xi, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-10-30.
How severe is CVE-2024-13994?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.