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

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

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CVE ID : CVE-2024-13997
Published : Nov. 3, 2025, 10:16 p.m. | 49 minutes ago
Description : 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.
Severity: 9.4 | CRITICAL
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