CVE-2025-62789
High
Description
Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. Prior to 4.11.0, fim_alert() implementation does not check whether the return value of ctime_r is NULL or not before calling strdup() on it. A compromised agent can cause a crash of analysisd by sending a specially crafted message to the wazuh manager. An attacker who is able to craft and send an agent message to the wazuh manager can cause analysisd to crash and make it unavailable. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.11.0.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductWazuh
PublishedOct 29, 2025
First seenOct 29, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-252CWE-252CWE-476NULL pointer dereference
How to fix
Update
- wazuh wazuh4.11.0 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| wazuh wazuh | v < 4.11.0 | 4.11.0 |
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