CVE-2023-42463

wazuh-logcollector integer underflow local privilege escalation

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Published Jan 12, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

wazuh

wazuh

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`< 4.5.3`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wazuh:wazuh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-46903	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.236% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-27p5-32pp-r58r

History

Oct 24, 2024 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Wazuh Wazuh

Weaknesses

CWE-121

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 24, 2024, 3:29 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: Jan 12, 2024, 8:55 PM
Updated: Oct 24, 2024, 3:29 PM
Reserved: Sep 8, 2023, 8:57 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:23 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:23 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:23 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 12, 2024, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:23 AM

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