---
id: CVE-2025-44824
title: >-
  Nagios Log Server before 2024R1.3.2 allows authenticated users (with read-only
  API access) to stop the Elasticsearch service via a
  /nagioslogserver/index.php/api/system/stop?subsystem=elasticsearch call
summary: >-
  Nagios Log Server before 2024R1.3.2 allows authenticated users (with read-only
  API access) to stop the Elasticsearch service via a
  /nagioslogserver/index.php/api/system/stop?subsystem=elasticsearch call. The
  service stops even though "me…
severity: high
cvss: 8.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-863
vendor: nagios
product: log_server
affected:
  - log_server < 2024
  - log_server = 2024
patched:
  - log_server 2024
published: '2025-10-07'
updated: '2026-10-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T13:10:00.200'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-44824'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/skraft9/nagios-log-server-dos'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://www.nagios.com/changelog/#log-server'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://github.com/skraft9/nagios-log-server-dos'
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.02771
epssPercentile: 0.85899
ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T13:42:54.981Z'
---

## Overview

Nagios Log Server before 2024R1.3.2 allows authenticated users (with read-only API access) to stop the Elasticsearch service via a /nagioslogserver/index.php/api/system/stop?subsystem=elasticsearch call. The service stops even though "message": "Could not stop elasticsearch" is in the API response. This is GL:NLS#474.

## Affected

- `log_server < 2024`
- `log_server = 2024`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `log_server 2024`