CVE-2026-74041

CRITICAL 9.1

Wazuh 4.14.3 before 4.14.8 Remote Command Validation Bypass via Case Mismatch

CVSS Score

9.1

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-178
Vendor	wazuh
Product	wazuh-manager
Published	Oct 13, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

Wazuh / wazuh-manager

4.14.3 < 4.14.8

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

github.com: https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-cjf8-wjx6-hjw6 github.com: https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.8 vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wazuh-4.14.3-before-4.14.8-remote-command-validation-bypass-via-case-mismatch

Credits

🔍 namd0ng vikman90