Wazuh, a top provider of open-source security solutions, has released a critical security advisory for a remote code execution vulnerability (RCE) (CVE-2025-24016) with a CVSS score of 9.9. This flaw could enable attackers to take full control of affected Wazuh servers.
Wazuh is a popular platform for threat prevention, detection, and response, offering features like log analysis, intrusion detection, file integrity monitoring, and vulnerability assessment. The recent advisory highlights a vulnerability in the Wazuh server’s API due to unsafe deserialization. An attacker could exploit this by sending a crafted request, potentially allowing arbitrary code execution.
By F2
/ Tuesday , June 24 2025
In a major milestone for the country’s digital infrastructure, Axentec PLC has officially launched Axentec Cloud, Bangladesh’s first Tier-4 cloud...
Read More
By infosecbulletin
/ Monday , June 23 2025
A hacking group reportedly linked to Russian government has been discovered using a new phishing method that bypasses two-factor authentication...
Read More
By infosecbulletin
/ Wednesday , June 18 2025
Russian cybersecurity experts discovered the first local data theft attacks using a modified version of legitimate near field communication (NFC)...
Read More
By infosecbulletin
/ Tuesday , June 17 2025
Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered an unsecured database with 170,360 records belonging to a real estate company. It contained personal...
Read More
By infosecbulletin
/ Tuesday , June 17 2025
GreyNoise found attempts to exploit CVE-2023-28771, a vulnerability in Zyxel's IKE affecting UDP port 500. The attack centers around CVE-2023-28771,...
Read More
By infosecbulletin
/ Tuesday , June 17 2025
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has recently included two high-risk vulnerabilities in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)...
Read More
By infosecbulletin
/ Monday , June 16 2025
SafetyDetectives’ Cybersecurity Team discovered a public post on a clear web forum in which a threat actor claimed to have...
Read More
By infosecbulletin
/ Sunday , June 15 2025
WestJet, Canada's second-largest airline, is looking into a cyberattack that has affected some internal systems during its response to the...
Read More
By infosecbulletin
/ Saturday , June 14 2025
Resecurity found 7.4 million records of Paraguayan citizens' personal information leaked on the dark web today. Last week, cybercriminals attempted...
Read More
By infosecbulletin
/ Friday , June 13 2025
HashiCorp has revealed a critical vulnerability in its Nomad tool that may let attackers gain higher privileges by misusing the...
Read More
“The vulnerability can be triggered by anybody with API access (compromised dashboard or Wazuh servers in the cluster) or, in certain configurations, even by a compromised agent,” the advisory states.
The advisory shows a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit that allows an attacker to shut down the Wazuh master server using its API. This command can instantly turn off the server, highlighting how easy it is to exploit this vulnerability with default credentials.
“curl -X POST -k -u “wazuh-wui:MyS3cr37P450r.*-” -H “Content-Type: application/json” –data ‘{“__unhandled_exc__”:{“__class__”: “exit”, “__args__”: []}}’ https://<worker-server>:55000/security/user/authenticate/run_as”
Security researcher DanielFi reported this vulnerability.
Wazuh has fixed the CVE-2025-24016 vulnerability in version 4.9.1. Administrators should update immediately to reduce risk. The advisory stresses addressing the root cause instead of just sanitization, as there may be other methods to execute arbitrary code. Organizations should also review API permissions and strengthen agent configurations to prevent exploitation.
Microsoft 2025 February Patch Tuesday fixes 2 zero-days, 55 flaws