Critical 9.1Published Oct 13, 2026

CVE-2026-74041Wazuh 4.14.3 before 4.14.8 Remote Command Validation Bypass via Case Mismatch

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 10:50 UTC)

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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, higher than 29% of scored CVEs.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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.

CVSS: 9.1 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-178
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 0.37% (percentile 29)
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Awaiting Analysis
Record last updated: Oct 14, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 13, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Wazuh wazuh-manager wazuh:manager (from the name)	from 4.14.3 before 4.14.8; 4.14.8 not affected	CNA record

References

https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-cjf8-wjx6-hjw6vendor-advisory
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.8patch, release-notes
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wazuh-4.14.3-before-4.14.8-remote-command-validation-bypass-via-case-mismatchthird-party-advisory

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