Privilege escalation in Nagios Xi
CVE-2024-13997
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.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (65.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.nagios.com/products/security/ (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/ (release-notes, Release Notes, patch)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-privilege-escalation-via-migrate-server-… (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-13997?
- CVE-2024-13997 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nagios Xi, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2025-11-03.
- How severe is CVE-2024-13997?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.