CVE-2024-58273 Nagios Log Server < 2024R1.0.2 LPE from Apache/Backend Shell User to Root
An attacker with Apache or backend shell access can escalate privileges to root on Nagios Log Server hosts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-58273?
CVE-2024-58273 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nagios Log Server, published on 30 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Nagios Log Server versions prior to 2024R1.0.2 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability that allows an attacker who could execute commands as the Apache web user (or the backend shell user) to escalate to root on the host.
Weakness: CWE-266
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-58273?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nagios Log Server.
How do I fix CVE-2024-58273?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-58273 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-58273 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-58273 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nagios Log Server
- CVE-2025-44823 Information disclosure in Log Server
- CVE-2025-34277 Nagios Log Server < 2024R1.3.1 RCE via Malformed Dashboard ID
- CVE-2025-34274 Nagios Log Server < 2024R2.0.3 Logstash Process Root Privileges
- CVE-2023-7322 Nagios Log Server < 2024R1 Incorrect Authorization Granting Full API Access
- CVE-2025-34271 Nagios Log Server < 2024R2.0.2 Cluster Manager Credential Requests Sent Over Plaintext
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2j3r-x22c-hqx9.