Description
Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From 4.6.0 until 4.14.6 and 5.0.0-beta3, DB::getFile() and DB::searchFile() in src/syscheckd/src/db/src/file.cpp concatenate a monitored file path into SQLite row filters. On non-Windows systems, FIMDBCreator::encodeString() does not escape the value. A local user who can create a filename in a File Integrity Monitoring directory can inject a UNION SELECT expression when wazuh-syscheckd processes or deletes that path. The confirmed primitive manipulates SELECT result sets consumed by the FIM code; stacked statements and remote code execution were not demonstrated. This issue is fixed in versions 4.14.6 and 5.0.0-beta3.
Affected products
wazuh: wazuh
References6
- github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-9c4x-mrjh-rmw5 ExploitVendor Advisory
- github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-9c4x-mrjh-rmw5 ExploitVendor Advisory
- github.com/wazuh/wazuh/commit/8e4e25b971dfb7b15bc492f10f8a350e6… ExploitPatch
- github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/36399 Issue TrackingPatch
- github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.6 PatchRelease Notes
- github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v5.0.0-beta3 PatchRelease Notes
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.3
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 23 · as of 10 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-20CWE-89
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