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High 8.4Published Aug 19, 2026

CVE-2026-44901Wazuh Cluster DAPI Protocol Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From 4.0.0 until 4.14.6 and 5.0.0-beta2, AffectedItemsWazuhResult.merge() in framework/wazuh/core/results.py trusts the sort_casting field in a cluster worker's JSON response. During a distributed API merge, attacker-controlled type names are resolved through Python builtins without an allowlist. A compromised worker can set sort_casting to exec and place Python source in affected_items, causing the master to execute the payload as root when responses from multiple nodes are merged. This issue is fixed in versions 4.14.6 and 5.0.0-beta2.

CVSS
8.4 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-502
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
GitHub_M
NVD analysis
Analyzed
Record last updated
Aug 19, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
wazuh wazuh
wazuh:wazuh (from the name)
from 4.0.0, < 4.14.6; from 5.0.0-beta1, < 5.0.0-beta2
CNA record
wazuh wazuh
wazuh:wazuh
from 4.0.0 before 4.14.6; 5.0.0; 5.0.0
NVD

References

  • x-refsource-confirm, exploit, vendor-advisory
  • x-refsource-misc, issue-tracking, patch
  • x-refsource-misc, patch
  • x-refsource-misc, patch, release-notes
  • x-refsource-misc, patch, release-notes

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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