What is CVE-2024-24402?

CVE-2024-24402 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nagios Nagios_xi, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-02-26.

How severe is CVE-2024-24402?

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

Is CVE-2024-24402 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in Nagios Nagios_xi

CVE-2024-24402

An issue in Nagios XI 2024R1.01 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted script to the /usr/local/nagios/bin/npcd component.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.034 (87.3th 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
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-24402?: CVE-2024-24402 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nagios Nagios_xi, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-02-26.
How severe is CVE-2024-24402?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-24402 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.