CVE-2025-15616

Wazuh Agent and Manager OS Command Injection and Untrusted Search Path

Severity Score

7.1

*CVSS v4

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track*

*SSVC

Descriptions

Wazuh wazuh-agent and wazuh-manager versions 2.1.0 before 4.8.0 contain multiple shell injection and untrusted search path vulnerabilities that allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands through various components including logcollector configuration, maild SMTP server tags, and Kaspersky AR script parameters. Attackers can exploit these vulnerabilities by injecting malicious commands through configuration files, SMTP server settings, and custom flags to achieve remote code execution on affected systems.

*Credits: Published by @vikman90., Pedro Nicolas Gomez Palacios (Nicogp)

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Attack Requirements

None

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

System

Vulnerable | Subsequent

Confidentiality

Low

None

Integrity

High

None

Availability

High

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track*

Exploitation

Poc

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2026-03-27 CVE Reserved
2026-03-27 CVE Published
2026-03-31 CVE Updated
2026-03-31 First Exploit
2026-05-08 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/multiple-vulnerabilities-related-to-shell-injection-and-path-traversal-flaws	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-522v-p59v-58gm	2026-03-31

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wazuh Search vendor "Wazuh"		Wazuh Search vendor "Wazuh" for product "Wazuh"				>= 2.1.0 < 4.8.0 Search vendor "Wazuh" for product "Wazuh" and version " >= 2.1.0 < 4.8.0"		-		Affected