{"id":87100,"date":"2026-06-11T21:56:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T21:56:55","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2023-42463-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-wazuh-threat-detection-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-42463-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-wazuh-threat-detection-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2023-42463: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Wazuh Threat Detection Platform<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE-2023-42463 is a significant vulnerability that affects the widely-used Wazuh platform, a free and open-source tool for threat prevention, detection, and response. This vulnerability can be exploited by attackers to escalate their privileges, which could potentially lead to system compromise or data leakage. This issue is of great concern to organizations utilizing this platform, due to the potential impact on their cybersecurity infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2023-42463
\nSeverity: High (7.4)
\nAttack Vector: Local
\nPrivileges Required: Low
\nUser Interaction: None
\nImpact: System compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>

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\r\n \r\n \"Ameeba\r\n <\/a>\r\n Share secrets securely\r\n <\/h2>\r\n\r\n

\r\n Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n <\/p>\r\n\r\n

\r\n Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n <\/p>\r\n\r\n