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TI-2025-14244 Aliases CVE-2025-15616GHSA-7qjf-9w96-fxjq

Wazuh Agent and Manager OS Command Injection and Untrusted Search Path

Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

Wazuh wazuh-agent and wazuh-manager versions 2.1.0 before 4.8.0 contain multiple shell injection and untrusted search path vulnerabilities that allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands through various components including logcollector configuration, maild SMTP server tags, and Kaspersky AR script parameters. Attackers can exploit these vulnerabilities by injecting malicious commands through configuration files, SMTP server settings, and custom flags to achieve remote code execution on affected systems.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01688 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed wazuh-agent (Wazuh): 4.8.0wazuh-manager (Wazuh): 4.8.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Wazuhwazuh-agent2.1.0 to before 4.8.04.8.0Patch availableCNA
Wazuhwazuh-manager2.1.0 to before 4.8.04.8.0Patch availableCNA
  • wazuh-agent VendorWazuh Affected 2.1.0 to before 4.8.0 Fixed in 4.8.0 Patch available CNA
  • wazuh-manager VendorWazuh Affected 2.1.0 to before 4.8.0 Fixed in 4.8.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wazuh:wazuh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.0 to before 4.8.0VulnerableWazuh
  • cpe:2.3:a:wazuh:wazuh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 to before 4.8.0 Vulnerable ·Wazuh

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA wazuh-agent (Wazuh) Fixed in 4.8.0
  • Fix · CNA wazuh-manager (Wazuh) Fixed in 4.8.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-15616
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7qjf-9w96-fxjq

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2025-17783 Remote code execution in Wazuh server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2026-23722 Path traversal in wazuh CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2024-01157 Remote code execution and local privilege escalation in Wazuh Windows agent via NetNTLMv2 hash theft CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.5
  • TI-2026-22556 Wazuh: Pre-auth stack-based buffer overflow in wazuh-remoted print_hex_string() due to signed char promotion on x86_64 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2026-35598 Wazuh: cluster peer can read arbitrary master files and forge offline REST API… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-35467 Wazuh: merged-file header path traversal in cluster sync allows arbitrary file write under WAZUH_PATH in Wazuh manager CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
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Sources

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