CVE-2024-1243

Remote code execution and local privilege escalation in Wazuh Windows agent via NetNTLMv2 hash theft

Published Jun 11, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 9.5 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Improper input validation in the Wazuh agent for Windows prior to version 4.8.0 allows an attacker with control over the Wazuh server or agent key to configure the agent to connect to a malicious UNC path. This results in the leakage of the machine account NetNTLMv2 hash, which can be relayed for remote code execution or used to escalate privileges to SYSTEM via AD CS certificate forging and other similar attacks.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-17008 Improper input validation in the Wazuh agent for Windows prior to version 4.8.0 allows an attacker with control over the Wazuh server or agent key to configure the agent to connect to a malicious UNC path. This results in the leakage of the machine account NetNTLMv2 hash, which can be relayed for remote code execution or used to escalate privileges to SYSTEM via AD CS certificate forging and other similar attacks.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wazuh
Wazuh wazuh
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:wazuh:wazuh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Wazuh
Wazuh wazuh
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00231}

epss

{'score': 0.00252}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper input validation in the Wazuh agent for Windows prior to version 4.8.0 allows an attacker with control over the Wazuh server or agent key to configure the agent to connect to a malicious UNC path. This results in the leakage of the machine account NetNTLMv2 hash, which can be relayed for remote code execution or used to escalate privileges to SYSTEM via AD CS certificate forging and other similar attacks.
Title Remote code execution and local privilege escalation in Wazuh Windows agent via NetNTLMv2 hash theft
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-73
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Pentraze
Published
Updated
Jun 11, 2025, 2:25 PM
Reserved
Feb 6, 2024, 12:37 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jun 11, 2025, 2:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:03 AM