Is CVE-2024-13998 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-13998 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-13998?

CVE-2024-13998 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-13998?

CVE-2024-13998 has an EPSS score of 0.95% (57th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-13998?

Upgrade nagios xi to 2024 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-13998

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Nagios XI versions prior to 2024R1.1.3, under certain circumstances, disclose sensitive user account information (including API keys and hashed passwords) to authenticated users who should not have access to that data. Exposure of API keys or password hashes could lead to account compromise, abuse of API privileges, or offline cracking attempts. CVE-2024-13995 addresses a similar vulnerability with a potentially incomplete fix for the underlying problem in earlier versions.

CWE-497

How to fix

Remediation Available

nagios xiNVD

Affected:< 2024Fixed in:2024CVE-2024-13998derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.95%probability of exploitation in 30 days

57thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 57% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

nagios.com

Third-Party Advisory1

vulncheck.com

Release Notes1

nagios.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-11-06.