RCE in Wazuh
CVE-2021-44079
In the wazuh-slack active response script in Wazuh 4.2.x before 4.2.5, untrusted user agents are passed to a curl command line, potentially resulting in remote code execution.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.034 (88.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.034 · change: +0.001
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/wazuh/wazuh/issues/10858 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/10809 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/wazuh/wazuh/issues/10858 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-44079?
- CVE-2021-44079 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wazuh, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-11-22.
- How severe is CVE-2021-44079?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.