CVE-2020-8444 describes a critical use-after-free vulnerability (CWE-416) in the ossec-analysisd component of OSSEC-HIDS versions 2.7 through 3.5.0. This flaw allows an authenticated remote agent to trigger the vulnerability by sending specially crafted ossec-alert formatted messages, leading to a CVSS 9.8 score due to potential complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.7, <= 3.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ossec:ossec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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