CVE-2024-14004 (GCVE-0-2024-14004)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-30 21:40 – Updated: 2025-11-17 18:21
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Title
Nagios XI < 2024R1.2 Privilege Escalation via NagVis Configuration (nagvis.conf)
Summary
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.
Severity ?
8.7 (High)
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
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Nagios XI Unknown: 0 , < 2024R1.2 (custom)
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Credits
Exodus Intelligence
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