NULL pointer dereference in Wazuh

CVE-2025-62785

Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. fillData() implementation does not check whether value is NULL or not before calling os_strdup() on it. A compromised agent can cause a crash of analysisd by sending a specially crafted message to the wazuh manager. An attacker who is able to craft and send an agent message to the wazuh manager can cause analysisd to crash and make it unavailable. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.10.2.

EPSS: 0.004 (33.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

  • Wazuh — versions < 4.10.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-62785?
CVE-2025-62785 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wazuh, classified under CWE-252. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-10-29.
How severe is CVE-2025-62785?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.