8.5

CVE-2025-44824: nagios log_server Incorrect Authorization

CVSS: 8.5v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 07-10-2025Last modified 08-10-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-44824 is a high (CVSS 8.5) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in nagios log_server. EPSS estimates a 2.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
45/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
2.77%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Timeline

  1. 07-10-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-10-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Nagios Log Server before 2024R1.3.2 allows authenticated users (with read-only API access) to stop the Elasticsearch service via a /nagioslogserver/index.php/api/system/stop?subsystem=elasticsearch call. The service stops even though "message": "Could not stop elasticsearch" is in the API response. This is GL:NLS#474.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.77%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

86%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.77% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
2.77%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Nagios Log Server Dos

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Nagios1 product
  • log_server< 2024R1.3.2 | < 2024 | 2024:r1 | 2024:r1.0.1 | 2024:r1.0.2 | 2024:r1.1 | 2024:r1.2 | 2024:r1.3 | 2024:r1.3.1

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links