CVE-2026-74041

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.

CVSS 4.0

8.6CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

7.2CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 39% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-178

Published

2026-10-13

Modified

2026-10-26

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-26

References

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

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