# CVE-2025-15616: Wazuh Agent and Manager OS Command Injection and Untrusted Search Path

Status: published. Published: 2026-03-27. Updated: 2026-11-08.

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.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- Wazuh / wazuh-agent (wazuh-agent): ≥ 2.1.0; < 4.8.0 (affected, semver). Source: CNA: VulnCheck
- Wazuh / wazuh-manager (wazuh-manager): ≥ 2.1.0; < 4.8.0 (affected, semver). Source: CNA: VulnCheck

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 4.0: 7.1 (high); CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N; source: CNA: VulnCheck

- CVSS 3.1: 6.7 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H; source: CNA: VulnCheck

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 1.69% as of 2026-11-08; percentile 77.20%

- SSVC: exploitation poc; automatable no; technical impact partial; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-94

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-522v-p59v-58gm (CNA: VulnCheck; vendor-advisory)

- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/multiple-vulnerabilities-related-to-shell-injection-and-path-traversal-flaws (CNA: VulnCheck; third-party-advisory)

## Provenance

- CNA: VulnCheck: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-15616; retrieved 2026-11-08; source updated 2026-11-08

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2025-15616; retrieved 2026-11-08; source updated Not reported

Revision: 4724bb7ffff1aba53ff425de07feef704b1d438901b417e4a4272a88fbbb57e5

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2025-15616

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