CVE-2025-24016 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability affecting Wazuh servers, versions 4.4.0 through 4.9.0. This flaw allows for remote code execution by injecting an unsanitized dictionary into DistributedAPI parameters, leading to arbitrary Python code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.9 (CRITICAL), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low privileges and no user interaction, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This CVE is actively exploited in the wild, with public exploit modules available in Metasploit and Nuclei, and has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, including reports of Mirai botnets leveraging the flaw.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.4.0, < 4.9.1CPE 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:C/C:L/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 1.0 Bluesky, 0.5 Mastodon, and 1.6 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.