High severity · published Aug 7, 2024
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
7.8
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 65% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ND
Ndoutils · Nagios
before 2.1.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43199
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-43199
Patch
https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/ndoutils/commit/18ef12037f4a68772d6840cbaa08aa2da07d2891
Release Notes
https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/ndoutils/compare/ndoutils-2.1.3...ndoutils-2.1.4
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/ndoutils/pull/65
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/14/8