CVE-2025-15612: wazuh Improper Certificate Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-15612 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in wazuh. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 4.14.0.
Timeline
- 27-03-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 28-07-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Wazuh provisioning scripts and Dockerfiles contain an insecure transport vulnerability where curl is invoked with the -k/--insecure flag, disabling SSL/TLS certificate validation. Attackers with network access can perform man-in-the-middle attacks to intercept and modify downloaded dependencies or code during the build process, leading to remote code execution and supply chain compromise.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST6.3MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- CVE.orgCNA4.8MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.22%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
11%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.22% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundWazuh
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-295Improper Certificate ValidationThe product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.
- CWE-829Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control SphereThe product imports, requires, or includes executable functionality (such as a library) from a source that is outside of the intended control sphere.
Affected systems
Wazuh2 products
- wazuh≥ 4.1.3, < 4.14.0
- wazuh provisioning scripts (agent build environment)≥ 4.1.3, < 4.14.0
1 vendor · 2 products
References
2 links- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/…Third Party Advisory