8.5

CVE-2024-58273: nagios log_server Incorrect Privilege Assignment

CVSS: 8.5v4.0HighAnalyzed
Published 30-10-2025Last modified 17-11-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-58273 is a high (CVSS 8.5) Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in nagios log_server. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.5/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.28%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 30-10-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-11-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Nagios Log Server versions prior to 2024R1.0.2 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability that allows an attacker who could execute commands as the Apache web user (or the backend shell user) to escalate to root on the host.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.28%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

19%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.02 pp

From 0.26% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.28%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Nagios1 product
  • log_server< 2024R1.0.2 | < 2024 | 2024:r1 | 2024:r1.0.1

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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