CVE-2025-54866
Wazuh installation fails to protected authd.pass on Windows
Summary
Wazuh installation fails to protected authd.pass on Windows
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From version 4.3.0 to before 4.13.0, a missing ACL on "C:\Program Files (x86)\ossec-agent\authd.pass" exposes the password to all "Authenticated Users" on the local machine. This issue has been patched in version 4.13.0.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- patch github.com
- patch github.com
- web github.com