CVE-2024-14009

Nagios XI < 2024R1.0.1 Privilege Escalation via System Profile

Published Oct 30, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 9.4 Critical EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
Nagios XI versions prior to 2024R1.0.1 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the System Profile component. The System Profile feature is an administrative diagnostic/configuration capability. Due to improper access controls and unsafe handling of exported/imported profile data and operations, an authenticated administrator could exploit this vulnerability to execute actions on the underlying XI host outside the application's security scope. Successful exploitation may allow an administrator to obtain root privileges on the XI server.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Nagios addresses this vulnerability as "The System Profile component is vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack" and "Fix an privilege escalation vulnerability in the System Profile component."

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2024:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nagios nagios Xi
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios_xi:2024:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nagios nagios Xi
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nagios
Nagios xi
Vendors & Products Nagios
Nagios xi
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Nagios XI versions prior to 2024R1.0.1 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the System Profile component. The System Profile feature is an administrative diagnostic/configuration capability. Due to improper access controls and unsafe handling of exported/imported profile data and operations, an authenticated administrator could exploit this vulnerability to execute actions on the underlying XI host outside the application's security scope. Successful exploitation may allow an administrator to obtain root privileges on the XI server.
Title Nagios XI < 2024R1.0.1 Privilege Escalation via System Profile
Weaknesses CWE-269
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.4, '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'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Sep 30, 2026, 5:20 PM
Reserved
Oct 22, 2025, 7:20 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 30, 2025, 10:15 PM
Modified
Oct 2, 2026, 12:10 AM