# CVE-2024-24402: Privilege escalation in n/a

> A remote attacker can escalate privileges in Nagios XI by submitting a crafted script to the npcd component.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 24 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-42c4-hvg2-mp96

## What is CVE-2024-24402?

CVE-2024-24402 is a critical vulnerability in Nagios Nagios Xi, published on 26 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue in Nagios XI 2024R1.01 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted script to the /usr/local/nagios/bin/npcd component.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-24402?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nagios Nagios Xi.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-24402?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-24402 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-24402 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24402 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Priv esc in Nagios 2024R1.01 (github_poc): https://github.com/MAWK0235/CVE-2024-24402

## 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-2024-24402 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-24402 is a critical vulnerability in Nagios Nagios Xi, published on 26 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24402 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-2024-24402/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24402/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-24402
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-24402
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-24402

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24402/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.