diff --git a/contrib/wazuh/prowler-wrapper.py b/contrib/wazuh/prowler-wrapper.py
index a76344a00b..e7e7faa9af 100644
--- a/contrib/wazuh/prowler-wrapper.py
+++ b/contrib/wazuh/prowler-wrapper.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import argparse
 import json
 import os
 import re
+import shlex
 import signal
 import socket
 import subprocess
@@ -145,11 +146,11 @@ def _get_script_arguments():
 
 def _run_prowler(prowler_args):
     _debug("Running prowler with args: {0}".format(prowler_args), 1)
-    _prowler_command = "{prowler}/prowler {args}".format(
-        prowler=PATH_TO_PROWLER, args=prowler_args
+    _prowler_command = shlex.split(
+        "{prowler}/prowler {args}".format(prowler=PATH_TO_PROWLER, args=prowler_args)
     )
-    _debug("Running command: {0}".format(_prowler_command), 2)
-    _process = subprocess.Popen(_prowler_command, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True)
+    _debug("Running command: {0}".format(" ".join(_prowler_command)), 2)
+    _process = subprocess.Popen(_prowler_command, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
     _output, _error = _process.communicate()
     _debug("Raw prowler output: {0}".format(_output), 3)
     _debug("Raw prowler error: {0}".format(_error), 3)
diff --git a/tests/contrib/wazuh/prowler_wrapper_security_test.py b/tests/contrib/wazuh/prowler_wrapper_security_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f10144168
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/contrib/wazuh/prowler_wrapper_security_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,256 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""
+Security test for prowler-wrapper.py command injection vulnerability
+This test demonstrates the command injection vulnerability and validates the fix
+"""
+
+import os
+import shutil
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+
+class TestProwlerWrapperSecurity(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Test cases for command injection vulnerability in prowler-wrapper.py"""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        """Set up test environment"""
+        # Create a temporary directory for testing
+        self.test_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+        self.prowler_wrapper_path = os.path.join(
+            os.path.dirname(
+                os.path.dirname(
+                    os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+                )
+            ),
+            "contrib",
+            "wazuh",
+            "prowler-wrapper.py",
+        )
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        """Clean up test environment"""
+        shutil.rmtree(self.test_dir, ignore_errors=True)
+
+    def _import_prowler_wrapper(self):
+        """Helper to import prowler_wrapper with mocked WAZUH_PATH"""
+        sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(self.prowler_wrapper_path))
+
+        # Mock the WAZUH_PATH that's read at module level
+        with patch("builtins.open", create=True) as mock_open:
+            mock_open.return_value.readline.return_value = 'DIRECTORY="/opt/wazuh"'
+
+            import importlib.util
+
+            spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(
+                "prowler_wrapper", self.prowler_wrapper_path
+            )
+            prowler_wrapper = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+            spec.loader.exec_module(prowler_wrapper)
+            return prowler_wrapper._run_prowler
+
+    def test_command_injection_semicolon(self):
+        """Test command injection using semicolon"""
+        # Create a test file that should not be created if injection is prevented
+        test_file = os.path.join(self.test_dir, "pwned.txt")
+
+        # Malicious profile that attempts to create a file
+        malicious_profile = f"test; touch {test_file}"
+
+        # Mock the subprocess.Popen to capture the command
+        with patch("subprocess.Popen") as mock_popen:
+            mock_process = MagicMock()
+            mock_process.communicate.return_value = (b"test output", None)
+            mock_popen.return_value = mock_process
+
+            # Import and run the vulnerable function
+            _run_prowler = self._import_prowler_wrapper()
+
+            # Run with malicious input
+            _run_prowler(f'-p "{malicious_profile}" -V')
+
+            # Check that Popen was called
+            self.assertTrue(mock_popen.called)
+
+            # Get the actual command that was passed to Popen
+            actual_command = mock_popen.call_args[0][0]
+
+            # With the fix, the command should be a list (from shlex.split)
+            # and should NOT have shell=True
+            self.assertIsInstance(
+                actual_command, list, "Command should be a list after shlex.split"
+            )
+
+            # Check that shell=True is not in the call
+            call_kwargs = mock_popen.call_args[1]
+            self.assertNotIn(
+                "shell",
+                call_kwargs,
+                "shell parameter should not be present (defaults to False)",
+            )
+
+    def test_command_injection_ampersand(self):
+        """Test command injection using ampersand"""
+        # Create a test file that should not be created if injection is prevented
+        test_file = os.path.join(self.test_dir, "pwned2.txt")
+
+        # Malicious profile that attempts to create a file
+        malicious_profile = f"test && touch {test_file}"
+
+        with patch("subprocess.Popen") as mock_popen:
+            mock_process = MagicMock()
+            mock_process.communicate.return_value = (b"test output", None)
+            mock_popen.return_value = mock_process
+
+            # Import and run the function
+            _run_prowler = self._import_prowler_wrapper()
+
+            # Run with malicious input
+            _run_prowler(f'-p "{malicious_profile}" -V')
+
+            # Get the actual command
+            actual_command = mock_popen.call_args[0][0]
+
+            # Verify it's a list (safe execution)
+            self.assertIsInstance(actual_command, list)
+
+            # The malicious characters should be preserved as part of the argument
+            # not interpreted as shell commands
+            command_str = " ".join(actual_command)
+            self.assertIn(
+                "&&",
+                command_str,
+                "Shell metacharacters should be preserved as literals",
+            )
+
+    def test_command_injection_pipe(self):
+        """Test command injection using pipe"""
+        malicious_profile = 'test | echo "injected"'
+
+        with patch("subprocess.Popen") as mock_popen:
+            mock_process = MagicMock()
+            mock_process.communicate.return_value = (b"test output", None)
+            mock_popen.return_value = mock_process
+
+            # Import and run the function
+            _run_prowler = self._import_prowler_wrapper()
+
+            # Run with malicious input
+            _run_prowler(f'-p "{malicious_profile}" -V')
+
+            # Get the actual command
+            actual_command = mock_popen.call_args[0][0]
+
+            # Verify safe execution
+            self.assertIsInstance(actual_command, list)
+
+            # Pipe should be preserved as literal
+            command_str = " ".join(actual_command)
+            self.assertIn("|", command_str)
+
+    def test_command_injection_backticks(self):
+        """Test command injection using backticks"""
+        malicious_profile = "test `echo injected`"
+
+        with patch("subprocess.Popen") as mock_popen:
+            mock_process = MagicMock()
+            mock_process.communicate.return_value = (b"test output", None)
+            mock_popen.return_value = mock_process
+
+            # Import and run the function
+            _run_prowler = self._import_prowler_wrapper()
+
+            # Run with malicious input
+            _run_prowler(f'-p "{malicious_profile}" -V')
+
+            # Get the actual command
+            actual_command = mock_popen.call_args[0][0]
+
+            # Verify safe execution
+            self.assertIsInstance(actual_command, list)
+
+            # Backticks should be preserved as literals
+            command_str = " ".join(actual_command)
+            self.assertIn("`", command_str)
+
+    def test_command_injection_dollar_parentheses(self):
+        """Test command injection using $() syntax"""
+        malicious_profile = "test $(echo injected)"
+
+        with patch("subprocess.Popen") as mock_popen:
+            mock_process = MagicMock()
+            mock_process.communicate.return_value = (b"test output", None)
+            mock_popen.return_value = mock_process
+
+            # Import and run the function
+            _run_prowler = self._import_prowler_wrapper()
+
+            # Run with malicious input
+            _run_prowler(f'-p "{malicious_profile}" -V')
+
+            # Get the actual command
+            actual_command = mock_popen.call_args[0][0]
+
+            # Verify safe execution
+            self.assertIsInstance(actual_command, list)
+
+            # $() should be preserved as literals
+            command_str = " ".join(actual_command)
+            self.assertIn("$(", command_str)
+
+    def test_legitimate_profile_name(self):
+        """Test that legitimate profile names still work correctly"""
+        legitimate_profile = "production-aws-profile"
+
+        with patch("subprocess.Popen") as mock_popen:
+            mock_process = MagicMock()
+            mock_process.communicate.return_value = (b"test output", None)
+            mock_popen.return_value = mock_process
+
+            # Import and run the function
+            _run_prowler = self._import_prowler_wrapper()
+
+            # Run with legitimate input
+            result = _run_prowler(f"-p {legitimate_profile} -V")
+
+            # Verify the function returns output
+            self.assertEqual(result, b"test output")
+
+            # Verify Popen was called correctly
+            actual_command = mock_popen.call_args[0][0]
+            self.assertIsInstance(actual_command, list)
+
+            # Check the profile is passed correctly
+            command_str = " ".join(actual_command)
+            self.assertIn(legitimate_profile, command_str)
+
+    def test_shlex_split_behavior(self):
+        """Test that shlex properly handles quoted arguments"""
+        profile_with_spaces = "my profile name"
+
+        with patch("subprocess.Popen") as mock_popen:
+            mock_process = MagicMock()
+            mock_process.communicate.return_value = (b"test output", None)
+            mock_popen.return_value = mock_process
+
+            # Import and run the function
+            _run_prowler = self._import_prowler_wrapper()
+
+            # Run with profile containing spaces
+            _run_prowler(f'-p "{profile_with_spaces}" -V')
+
+            # Get the actual command
+            actual_command = mock_popen.call_args[0][0]
+
+            # Verify it's properly split
+            self.assertIsInstance(actual_command, list)
+
+            # The profile name should be preserved as a single argument
+            # despite containing spaces
+            self.assertIn("my profile name", actual_command)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()