Nagios XI up to 2024R1.1.2 Migrate Server Feature privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Nagios XI up to 2024R1.1.2. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Migrate Server Feature. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-13997. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Nagios XI up to 2024R1.1.2. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Migrate Server Feature. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at nagios.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-13997 since 10/22/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 2024R1.1.3 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 2024R1.1.3

Timelineinfo

10/22/2025 CVE reserved
11/03/2025 +12 days Advisory disclosed
11/03/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/08/2025 +5 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: nagios.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-13997 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-13997
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-330996

Entryinfo

Created: 11/03/2025 23:37
Updated: 11/08/2025 10:10
Changes: 11/03/2025 23:37 (69), 11/08/2025 10:10 (10)
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