CVE-2024-13998
MEDIUMDescription
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.
How to fix
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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
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 59% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-497 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-31955 | Medium | 5.5 | 81% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2026-7864 | Medium | 6.9 | 17% | - | - |
| CVE-2025-44823 | Critical | 9.9 | 16% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2025-55131 | High | 7.1 | 3.3% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2026-34413 | High | 8.6 | 3.1% | - | - |
| CVE-2024-13999 | Critical | 9.8 | 1.8% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2024-13998?
Upgrade nagios xi to 2024 or later.
Is CVE-2024-13998 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2024-13998 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.97% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 59% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2024-13998?
CVE-2024-13998 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2024-13998 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for nagios xi (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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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.