CVE-2024-13994 Nagios XI < 2024R1.1.2 Allow Insecure Logins Missing Authorization

What is CVE-2024-13994?

CVE-2024-13994 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Nagios Nagios Xi, published on 30 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Nagios XI versions prior to 2024R1.1.2 contain a missing authorization control when the 'Allow Insecure Logins' option is enabled. Under this configuration, any user can create valid login credentials for other users without proper authorization. This can lead to unauthorized account creation, privilege escalation, or full compromise of the Nagios XI web interface depending on the target account.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13994?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nagios Nagios Xi.

How do I fix CVE-2024-13994?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13994 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2024-13994 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13994 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Nagios Nagios Xi

• CVE-2021-25296 Nagios XI OS Command Injection Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2021-25297 Nagios XI OS Command Injection Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2021-25298 Nagios XI OS Command Injection Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2019-15949 Nagios XI Remote Code Execution Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2024-24401 SQL injection in n/a Critical 9.8

All Nagios Nagios Xi vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-mcq5-4xw3-jc29.