CVE-2025-24016 Wazuh Wazuh Server: unsafe data loading
In plain words: The program unpacks saved data from outside without checking it is safe. Usually lets an attacker run code on the server.
Confirmed exploited by CISA on · US federal patch deadline Jul 1, 2025
What to do
- Install Wazuh's security update for Wazuh Server. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships.
- Keep a list of every internet-facing server you run so nothing is forgotten.
- Patch anything in this catalog first, ahead of normal patch cycles.
- Put admin and file-transfer apps behind a VPN or single sign-on instead of the open internet.
Who is affected
Work IT. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.
What's at risk: Mass data theft and ransomware: a single flaw in a file-transfer or email server has exposed thousands of organisations at once.
The details
- Official name
- Wazuh Server Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
- Product
- Wazuh Wazuh Server
- CISA description
- Wazuh contains a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability that allows for remote code execution on Wazuh servers.
- Type of flaw
- Unsafe data loading (CWE-502)
- Confirmed exploited
- Jun 10, 2025
- US federal patch deadline
- Jul 1, 2025
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Questions about CVE-2025-24016
Is CVE-2025-24016 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2025-24016 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jun 10, 2025, which means there is reliable evidence of real-world attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2025-24016?
Install Wazuh's security update for Wazuh Server. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships. Keep a list of every internet-facing server you run so nothing is forgotten.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-24016?
Only if you use Wazuh Wazuh Server. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.