---
id: CVE-2024-13997
title: "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"
summary: "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 mig…"
severity: high
cvss: 7.2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-269
vendor: nagios
product: nagios_xi
affected:
  - nagios_xi < 2024
  - nagios_xi = 2024
patched:
  - nagios_xi 2024
published: '2025-11-03'
updated: '2026-09-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-30T18:17:54.723'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13997'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://www.nagios.com/products/security/#nagios-xi'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-privilege-escalation-via-migrate-server-feature-to-root-on-host
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - score-dispute
epss: 0.0121
epssPercentile: 0.68267
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2025-11-05T15:05:09.210337Z'
scores:
  nvd: 7.2
  cna: 9.4
ingestedAt: '2026-09-26T21:38:01.487Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `nagios_xi < 2024`
- `nagios_xi = 2024`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `nagios_xi 2024`