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TI-2025-17783 Aliases CVE-2025-24016GHSA-hcrc-79hj-m3qh

Remote code execution in Wazuh server

Priority CRITICAL 100Exploited in the wildCWE-502Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-502.

Summary

Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. Starting in version 4.4.0 and prior to version 4.9.1, an unsafe deserialization vulnerability allows for remote code execution on Wazuh servers. DistributedAPI parameters are a serialized as JSON and deserialized using `as_wazuh_object` (in `framework/wazuh/core/cluster/common.py`). If an attacker manages to inject an unsanitized dictionary in DAPI request/response, they can forge an unhandled exception (`__unhandled_exc__`) to evaluate arbitrary python code. The vulnerability can be triggered by anybody with API access (compromised dashboard or Wazuh servers in the cluster) or, in certain configurations, even by a compromised agent. Version 4.9.1 contains a fix.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2025-06-10CISA due date 2025-07-01
EPSS 0.9384 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed wazuh (wazuh): 4.9.1github.com/wazuh/wazuh (Go): 4.9.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Active
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Wazuhwazuh4.4.0 to before 4.9.14.9.1Patch availableCNA
—github.com/wazuh/wazuh (Go)4.4.0 to before 4.9.14.9.1Patch availableGHSA-hcrc-79hj-m3qh
  • wazuh VendorWazuh Affected 4.4.0 to before 4.9.1 Fixed in 4.9.1 Patch available CNA
  • github.com/wazuh/wazuh (Go) Vendor— Affected 4.4.0 to before 4.9.1 Fixed in 4.9.1 Patch available GHSA-hcrc-79hj-m3qh

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wazuh:wazuh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.0 to before 4.9.1VulnerableWazuh
  • cpe:2.3:a:wazuh:wazuh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 to before 4.9.1 Vulnerable ·Wazuh

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA wazuh (wazuh) Fixed in 4.9.1
  • Fix · GHSA-hcrc-79hj-m3qh github.com/wazuh/wazuh (Go) Fixed in 4.9.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2025-06-10 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-24016
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hcrc-79hj-m3qh

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • 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
  • TI-2026-22555 Deserialization of untrusted data in wazuh CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
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