CVE-2025-54866 json
Wazuh installation fails to protected authd.pass on Windows
published 2025-11-21 11 mo ago modified 2026-10-19 20 d ago also EUVD-2025-198508
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 8%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- wazuh wazuh 4.13.0
- github.com/wazuh/wazuh@606f19e commit
- github.com/wazuh/wazuh#31187 pull request
- github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.13.0 release
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 11 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-mvfx-ph7m-qm37 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 1.8 | 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 |
| CNA | 4.0 | 1.8 | 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 |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- wazuh wazuh
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions
References
-
github.com
/wazuh/wazuh/pull/31187
issue-tracking, patch
-
github.com
/wazuh/wazuh/commit/606f19e688944ebe5d28d72eb81ac36f8fffb143
patch
-
github.com
/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-mvfx-ph7m-qm37
exploit, vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.13.0
release-notes
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-54866
- NVD CVE-2025-54866
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