CVE-2023-42463
wazuh-logcollector integer underflow local privilege escalation
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 12, 2024 at 08:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:23 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWazuh
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. This bug introduced a stack overflow hazard that could allow a local privilege escalation. This vulnerability was patched in version 4.5.3.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-27p5-32pp-r58rSSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-121
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