Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From version 3.7.0 to before 4.12.0, fim_alert() implementation does not check whether oldsum->md5 is NULL or not before dereferencing it. A compromised agent can cause a crash of analysisd by sending a specially crafted message to the wazuh manager. This issue has been patched in version 4.12.0.
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Mon, 24 Nov 2025 09:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wazuh
Wazuh wazuh
Vendors & Products Wazuh
Wazuh wazuh

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From version 3.7.0 to before 4.12.0, fim_alert() implementation does not check whether oldsum->md5 is NULL or not before dereferencing it. A compromised agent can cause a crash of analysisd by sending a specially crafted message to the wazuh manager. This issue has been patched in version 4.12.0.
Title Wazuh NULL pointer dereference in fim_alert line 666
Weaknesses CWE-252
CWE-476
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-21T19:05:51.973Z

Reserved: 2025-10-28T21:07:16.438Z

Link: CVE-2025-64169

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Updated: 2025-11-21T19:05:32.145Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-11-21T19:16:02.800

Modified: 2025-11-25T22:16:42.557

Link: CVE-2025-64169

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Updated: 2025-11-24T09:08:00Z