Vulnerability · Published Oct 13, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-74041Wazuh 4.14.3 < 4.14.8 / 4.10.4 Remote Command Validation Bypass via Case Mismatch
High 7.2
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in wazuh-manager from Wazuh. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 60.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Wazuh 4.14.3 before 4.14.8 and 4.10.4 contains a case-sensitivity mismatch between the ossec.conf validator and wazuh-logcollector that bypasses remote-command validation. Authenticated users with manager:update_config can inject an uppercase LOG_FORMAT command localfile that the collector runs as root on reload.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wazuh | wazuh-manager | 4.14.3 – before 4.14.84.10.4 – before 4.10.5 |
Weakness: CWE-178 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-cjf8-wjx6-hjw6) vendor-advisory
- Wazuh v4.14.8 Release Notes patch, release-notes
- VulnCheck Advisory: Wazuh 4.14.3 before 4.14.8 Remote Command Validation Bypass via Case Mismatch third-party-advisory