Medium severity · published Jan 29, 2026
CVE-2026-24413
Icinga has insecure permission of %ProgramData%\icinga2\var on Windows
5.5
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Icinga 2 is an open source monitoring system. Starting in version 2.3.0 and prior to versions 2.13.14, 2.14.8, and 2.15.2, the Icinga 2 MSI did not set appropriate permissions for the `%ProgramData%\icinga2\var` folder on Windows. This resulted in the its contents - including the private key of the user and synced configuration - being readable by all local users. All installations on Windows are affected. Versions 2.13.14, 2.14.8, and 2.15.2 contains a fix. There are two possibilities to work around the issue without upgrading Icinga 2. Upgrade Icinga for Windows to at least version v1.13.4, v1.12.4, or v1.11.2. These version will automatically fix the ACLs for the Icinga 2 agent as well. Alternatively, manually update the ACL for the given folder `C:\ProgramData\icinga2\var` (and `C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\modules\icinga-powershell-framework\certificate` to fix the issue for the Icinga for Windows as well) including every sub-folder and item to restrict access for general users, only allowing the Icinga service user and administrators access.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 0% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IC
icinga2 · Icinga
>= 2.3.0, < 2.13.14; >= 2.14.0, < 2.14.8; >= 2.15.0, < 2.15.2 · source: vendor
IC
Icinga · Icinga
2.3.0 before 2.13.14; 2.14.0 before 2.14.8; 2.15.0 before 2.15.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24413
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24413
Not Applicable
https://github.com/Icinga/icinga-powershell-framework/security/advisories/GHSA-88h5-rrm6-5973
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/security/advisories/GHSA-vfjg-6fpv-4mmr
Patch
https://icinga.com/blog/releasing-icinga-2-v2-15-2-v2-14-8-v2-13-14-and-icinga-for-windows-v1-13-4-v1-12-4-v1-11-2
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