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)

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (74.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-40497: held from 0.013 to 0.016.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.016 · change: +0.002

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.