CVE-2023-42463 json
wazuh-logcollector integer underflow local privilege escalation
published 2024-01-12 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-46903
- cvss
- 7.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 14%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. This bug introduced a stack overflow hazard that could allow a local privilege escalation. This vulnerability was patched in version 4.5.3.
Patch / fix
- wazuh wazuh 4.5.3
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- wazuh wazuh
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
References
-
github.com
/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-27p5-32pp-r58r
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-42463
- NVD CVE-2023-42463
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