Privilege escalation in Nagios Xi
CVE-2024-14009
Nagios XI versions prior to 2024R1.0.1 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the System Profile component. The System Profile feature is an administrative diagnostic/configuration capability. Due to improper access controls and unsafe handling of exported/imported profile data and operations, an authenticated administrator could exploit this vulnerability to execute actions on the underlying XI host outside the application's security scope. Successful exploitation may allow an administrator to obtain root privileges on the XI server.
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-system-profile (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-14009?
- CVE-2024-14009 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nagios Xi, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2025-10-30.
- How severe is CVE-2024-14009?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.