CVE-2023-50260 is a critical vulnerability affecting Wazuh, an open-source security platform. It allows for arbitrary command execution due to improper validation in the host_deny script, which can be exploited by authenticated users. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), indicating a network-exploitable vulnerability with low attack complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Successful exploitation can result in Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) on the server or Remote Code Execution (RCE) on agents, both as root. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, the vulnerability is significant and has a high FAUCET Risk Score of 85/100. This issue has been addressed in Wazuh version 4.7.2.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.2.0, < 4.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wazuh:wazuh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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