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CVE-2025-54866

Wazuh installation fails to protected authd.pass on Windows

Published: Nov 21, 2025Updated: Dec 2, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-276
5.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 95.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-276

Affected Products

wazuhwazuh
Mixed
Security Products / siem-soar
WazuhWazuh, Inc
On-premSecurity Product
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
wazuhoss-projectSecurity Productsaka wazuh-manager, wazuh agent
wazuh, inccommercialSESecurity Productsaka wazuh

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-mvfx-ph7m-qm37
github.com
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/31187
github.com
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/commit/606f19e688944ebe5d28d72eb81ac36f8fffb143
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Nov 21, 2025
Last Updated
Dec 2, 2025

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