Is CVE-2025-54866 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-54866 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-12-02.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-54866?

CVE-2025-54866 has a CVSS score of 1.8 (LOW severity). Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/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.

How do I patch CVE-2025-54866?

Patch guidance is available from wazuh security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2025-54866.

CVE-2025-54866 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From version 4.3.0 to before 4.13.0, a missing ACL on "C:\Program Files (x86)\ossec-agent\authd.pass" exposes the password to all "Authenticated Users" on the local machine. This issue has been patched in version 4.13.0.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/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
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: active
Confidentiality: undefined
Integrity: undefined
Availability: undefined
Weaknesses: CWE-276 · Incorrect Default Permissions

Metadata

Primary Vendor: WAZUH
Published: 11/21/2025
Last Modified: 12/2/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2025-54866

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