SecuriTricks - CVE-2025-54866

Description

Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From version 4.3.0 to before 4.13.0, a missing ACL on "C:\Program Files (x86)\ossec-agent\authd.pass" exposes the password to all "Authenticated Users" on the local machine. This issue has been patched in version 4.13.0.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Wazuh	Wazuh	*

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-276

Incorrect Default Permissions

During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	wazuh	wazuh	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/commit/606f19e688944ebe5d28d72eb81ac36f8fffb143

https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/31187

https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.13.0

https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-mvfx-ph7m-qm37

CVSS Score

1.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Requirements: PRESENT
Privileges Required: NONE
User Interaction: ACTIVE
Scope:
Confidentiality Impact: LOW
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE
Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: Nov. 21, 2025, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Dec. 2, 2025, 4:39 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has had analysis completed and all data associations made.

More info

Source

security-advisories@github.com

CVE-2025-54866