CVE-2025-34298 Nagios Log Server < 2024R1.3.2 Set Email Privilege Escalation

High 8.7 Published Updated

Attackers can escalate privileges by manipulating email settings due to insufficient validation, requiring an upgrade to secure the system.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-34298?

CVE-2025-34298 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nagios Log Server, published on 30 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Nagios Log Server versions prior to 2024R1.3.2 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the account email-change workflow. A user could set their own email to an invalid value and, due to insufficient validation and authorization checks tied to email identity state, trigger inconsistent account state that granted elevated privileges or bypassed intended access controls.

Weakness: CWE-281

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-34298?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nagios Log Server.

How do I fix CVE-2025-34298?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-34298 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-34298 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-34298 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cxmv-3hc7-9rh3.

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