CVE-2025-44823CWE-497

CVE-2025-44823

Critical · published October 8, 2025

CVSS v3.1
9.9
EPSS
16%
Percentile
96.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 An authenticated user can grab your admin API keys with just a simple call! This is a real security nightmare lurking in Nagios Log Server before version 2024R1.3.2! 🔥 Think of it like a restaurant where every diner can sneak into the kitchen and read the chef's secret recipes. Instead of keeping those valuable recipes safe, they’re just sitting out in the open waiting to be taken! If an attacker gets their hands on these cleartext API keys, they could pose as an admin and access, modify, or even delete critical logs. This could lead to a complete compromise of your logging data, making it absolutely devastating for any organization relying on Nagios Log Server.

Put simply

Think of it like a restaurant where every diner can sneak into the kitchen and read the chef's secret recipes. Instead of keeping those valuable recipes safe, they’re just sitting out in the open waiting to be taken! This vulnerability allows authenticated users to exploit a specific API call to retrieve sensitive administrative API keys in cleartext. This means that a malicious insider could easily elevate their privileges and gain unauthorized access to system functions.

What to do

If an attacker gets their hands on these cleartext API keys, they could pose as an admin and access, modify, or even delete critical logs. This could lead to a complete compromise of your logging data, making it absolutely devastating for any organization relying on Nagios Log Server. Immediately upgrade Nagios Log Server to version 2024R1.3.2 or later to patch this vulnerability. Additionally, review your user access controls and limit authenticated access to sensitive API endpoints to only trusted users. Regularly audit your API keys to ensure they are kept secure and monitor for any suspicious activity. You've got this! Follow these steps to bolster your defenses and keep your system secure! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.9 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.16118 · 96.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-497 · Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere
Published
2025-10-08T00:15Z
Affected products (8)
ProductVersionsFixed in
nagios/log_server< 20242024
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References (3)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 OCT 00:00Z
    Nagios Log Server before 2024R1.3.2 allows authenticated users to retrieve cleartext administrative API keys via a…
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