VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2024-43199
Nagios NDOUtils before 2.1.4 allows privilege escalation from nagios to root because certain executable files are owned by the nagios user.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.10%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.10%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Nagios NDOUtils before 2.1.4 allows privilege escalation from nagios to root because certain executable files are owned by the nagios user.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.10% probability · 64th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-732, CWE-269
- Affected
- nagios/ndoutils
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/ndoutils/commit/18ef12037f4a68772d6840cbaa08aa2da07d2891Patch
- https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/ndoutils/compare/ndoutils-2.1.3...ndoutils-2.1.4Release Notes
- https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/ndoutils/pull/65Issue Tracking, Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/14/8
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.