CVE-2022-40497

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 27, 2022 at 11:34 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:01 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWazuh

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Wazuh v3.6.1 - v3.13.5, v4.0.0 - v4.2.7, and v4.3.0 - v4.3.7 were discovered to contain an authenticated remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability via the Active Response endpoint.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

3.6.1 ≤ v ≤ 3.13.54.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 4.2.74.3.0 ≤ v ≤ 4.3.7

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/14801

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-94

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