What is CVE-2022-40497?

CVE-2022-40497 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wazuh, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-09-28.

How severe is CVE-2022-40497?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-40497 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Wazuh

CVE-2022-40497

Wazuh v3.6.1 - v3.13.5, v4.0.0 - v4.2.7, and v4.3.0 - v4.3.7 were discovered to contain an authenticated remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability via the Active Response endpoint.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.013 (68.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Wazuh
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40497?: CVE-2022-40497 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wazuh, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-09-28.
How severe is CVE-2022-40497?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-40497 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.