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CVE-2024-14004: Nagios XI · Improper Privilege Management

Affects Nagios XISource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 2024R1.2 soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 65% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2024R1.2
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 30 Oct 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Nagios XI to 2024R1.2.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
NagiosXIAffected
  • <2024R1.2
Fixed in
  • 2024R1.2

AI-suggested

To mitigate this vulnerability, European organizations should: 1) Immediately upgrade Nagios XI to version 2024R1.2 or later, where the vulnerability is patched. 2) Restrict access to NagVis configuration files (nagvis.conf) to only trusted administrative users and service accounts, enforcing strict file permissions. 3) Review and tighten user role assignments within Nagios XI to minimize the number of users with privileges that could be leveraged for escalation. 4) Monitor logs for unusual changes to NagVis configurations or unexpected privilege escalations. 5) Implement network segmentation and access controls to limit exposure of Nagios XI interfaces to only necessary internal systems and trusted users. 6) Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments on monitoring infrastructure. 7) Educate administrators on the risks of privilege escalation and the importance of least privilege principles in monitoring environments.

Description

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.

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