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.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 3
- https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/commit/606f19e688944ebe5d28d72eb81ac36f8fffb143 Patch
- https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/31187 Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-mvfx-ph7m-qm37 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 1.8 · wazuhNVD modified 2026-10-19 13:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:wazuh:wazuh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 4
- https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/commit/606f19e688944ebe5d28d72eb81ac36f8fffb143 Patch
- https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/31187 Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.13.0 Release Notes
- https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-mvfx-ph7m-qm37 Exploit, Vendor Advisory