High severity · published Sep 28, 2022
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
8.8
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 76% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WA
Wazuh · Wazuh
3.6.1 through 3.13.5; 4.0.0 through 4.2.7; 4.3.0 through 4.3.7 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40497
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40497
Patch
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/14801
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