CVE-2024-14004

Nagios XI < 2024R1.2 Privilege Escalation via NagVis Configuration (nagvis.conf)

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 30, 2025 at 09:40 PM UTC
Updated: October 2, 2026 at 12:10 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNagios XI

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Affected range stops below 2024, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2024R1.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below r1.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

Vendor AdvisoryPatch
Source: cverecord
https://www.nagios.com/products/security/#nagios-xi
Vendor AdvisoryPatchRelease Notes
Source: cverecord
https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-269

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