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CVE-2025-54866
Wazuh installation fails to protected authd.pass on Windows
Description

Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From version 4.3.0 to before 4.13.0, a missing ACL on "C:\Program Files (x86)\ossec-agent\authd.pass" exposes the password to all "Authenticated Users" on the local machine. This issue has been patched in version 4.13.0.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 21, 2025, 6:23 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2025, 6:23 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

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Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-54866 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

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: Total Affected Vendor : 0 | Products : 0
Solution
Update Wazuh agent to version 4.13.0 or later to fix missing ACL on authd.pass.
  • Update Wazuh agent to version 4.13.0 or later.
  • Verify ACLs on authd.pass file.
  • Remove unauthorized access to authd.pass.

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