CVE-2025-15616: wazuh Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-15616 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Code Injection vulnerability in wazuh. EPSS estimates a 1.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 27-03-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 14-07-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Wazuh wazuh-agent and wazuh-manager versions 2.1.0 before 4.8.0 contain multiple shell injection and untrusted search path vulnerabilities that allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands through various components including logcollector configuration, maild SMTP server tags, and Kaspersky AR script parameters. Attackers can exploit these vulnerabilities by injecting malicious commands through configuration files, SMTP server settings, and custom flags to achieve remote code execution on affected systems.

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.