Authenticated code execution via unsafe DAPI deserialization
Published Feb 10, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026
Unsafe deserialization in Wazuh Server 4.4.0 through 4.9.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Python code. The as_wazuh_object hook in framework/wazuh/core/cluster/common.py accepts unsanitized DAPI dictionaries and interprets forged unhandled_exc content as Python objects. Reachability requires administrative API access, a compromised cluster peer, or, in certain configurations, a compromised agent; code executes on the server.
Summary
What happened
Unsafe deserialization in Wazuh Server 4.4.0 through 4.9.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Python code. The as_wazuh_object hook in framework/wazuh/core/cluster/common.py accepts unsanitized DAPI dictionaries and interprets forged unhandled_exc content as Python objects. Reachability requires administrative API access, a compromised cluster peer, or, in certain configurations, a compromised agent; code executes on the server.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-24016
- Published
- Feb 10, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- Vendor
- Wazuh
- Product
- Wazuh
- Classifications
- CWE-502, CAPEC-586, T1059.006, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 10, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=>= 4.4.0, < 4.9.1
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Authenticated run_as shutdown proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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Reported exploitation
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog listingknown exploited catalog
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