CVE-2024-13997 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-13997: Nagios XI < 2024R1.1.3 Privilege Escalation via Migrate Server Feature to Root on Host

Weakness CWE-269
Published November 3, 2025
Last update November 17, 2025

CVSS base score

9.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 3, 2025 CVE published
November 17, 2025 Record updated