# CVE-2024-14008: Nagios XI < 2024R1.3.2 RCE via WinRM Configuration Wizard

> Authenticated administrators can inject shell metacharacters in the WinRM Configuration Wizard to execute arbitrary commands on the Nagios XI server.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.4 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Oct 2025
- **Updated:** 30 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j4xf-q36g-r48v

## What is CVE-2024-14008?

CVE-2024-14008 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Nagios Nagios Xi, published on 30 Oct 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Nagios XI versions prior to 2024R1.3.2 contain a remote command execution vulnerability in the WinRM Configuration Wizard. Insufficient validation of user-supplied input allows an authenticated administrator to inject shell metacharacters that are incorporated into backend command invocations. Successful exploitation enables arbitrary command execution with the privileges of the Nagios XI web application user.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-14008?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nagios Nagios Xi.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-14008?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-14008 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-14008 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-14008 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Nagios Nagios Xi

- [CVE-2021-25296](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25296/): Nagios XI OS Command Injection (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-25297](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25297/): Nagios XI OS Command Injection (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-25298](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25298/): Nagios XI OS Command Injection (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-15949](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15949/): Nagios XI Remote Code Execution (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-24401](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24401/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-14008 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-14008 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Nagios Nagios Xi, published on 30 Oct 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-14008 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Nagios Nagios Xi. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-14008/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-14008/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-14008
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-14008
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-14008

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-14008/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.