---
id: CVE-2024-14009
title: "Nagios XI versions prior to\_2024R1.0.1\_contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the System Profile component"
summary: "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…"
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: '2025-10-30'
updated: '2026-09-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-30T18:17:56.807'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-14009'
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-system-profile
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - score-dispute
epss: 0.0121
epssPercentile: 0.67279
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2025-10-31T13:05:55.558415Z'
scores:
  nvd: 7.2
  cna: 9.4
ingestedAt: '2026-09-30T18:17:24.562Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

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

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `nagios_xi 2024`