Nagios XI up to 2024R1.1 Setting nagvis.conf privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nagios XI up to 2024R1.1. It has been declared as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the file nagvis.conf of the component Setting Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-14004. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nagios XI up to 2024R1.1. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file nagvis.conf of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Nagios XI versions prior to 2024R1.2 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability related to NagVis configuration handling (nagvis.conf). An authenticated user could manipulate NagVis configuration data or leverage insufficiently validated configuration settings to obtain elevated privileges on the Nagios XI system.

The weakness was presented by Exodus Intelligence. The advisory is available at nagios.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-14004 since 10/22/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 2024R1.2 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at nagios.com.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: XI 2024R1.2

Timelineinfo

10/22/2025 CVE reserved
10/31/2025 +9 days Advisory disclosed
10/31/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/08/2025 +8 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: nagios.com
Researcher: Exodus Intelligence
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-14004 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-14004
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-330658

Entryinfo

Created: 10/31/2025 07:42
Updated: 11/08/2025 03:17
Changes: 10/31/2025 07:42 (71), 11/08/2025 03:17 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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