CVE-2025-54866 (GCVE-0-2025-54866)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-11-21 18:23 – Updated: 2025-11-21 18:33
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Wazuh installation fails to protected authd.pass on Windows
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-11-21 18:32 UTC
CWE
- CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisorie… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/31187 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/commit/606f19e6889… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.13.0 | x_refsource_MISC |
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