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CVE-2026-74041

9.1, critical

Wazuh 4.14.3 before 4.14.8 contains a case-sensitivity mismatch between the ossec.conf validator and wazuh-logcollector that bypasses…

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CVSS
9.1, critical critical CVSS v3.1
EPSS, next 30 days
0.4% higher than 29.1% of scored CVEs
Exploitation
No public evidence
Published
13 Oct 20264 days ago

Description

Wazuh 4.14.3 before 4.14.8 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.

Details

Vendor
Wazuh
Product
wazuh-manager
Weakness
CWE-178 (opens in a new tab)
Status
Received
Updated
13 Oct 2026
Assigner
disclosure@vulncheck.com

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References 3

Advisories 1

Other references 2

The kind is read from NVD's tags where present and from the shape of the URL otherwise, so treat it as a hint.

Other Wazuh CVEs

Every Wazuh CVE we hold

Same vendor in what we hold, not a known link between the flaws.

  • CVE-2025-24016 Wazuh Server Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability KEV EPSS 94% 9.9, critical
  • CVE-2026-74040 wazuh-manager Missing Authorization Vulnerability EPSS 0.6% 9.1, critical
  • CVE-2026-74034 wazuh-manager Missing Authorization Vulnerability EPSS 0.3% 7.5, high
  • CVE-2026-74036 wazuh-agent Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability EPSS 0.8% 7.2, high
  • CVE-2026-74037 wazuh-manager Insufficient Session Expiration Vulnerability EPSS 0.4% 7.2, high
  • CVE-2026-74045 wazuh-manager Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability EPSS 0.3% 7.1, high

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Assembled from the NVD 2.0 API, the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog and FIRST EPSS. Scores are as of our last collection on 17 Oct 2026, not the live upstream state.